Idiosyncrasy
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| - | ''' | + | '''Idiosyncratic words''' are words of characteristics peculiar to an individual or group. Idiosyncratic words mean one thing for a particular person, as a blade could mean war, but to someone else, it could symbolize a knighting. By the same principle, linguists state that words are not only arbitrary, but also largely idiosyncratic signs. |
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
| + | * "He put his '''thingie''' in my '''you-know-what'''. - Ch. 4 and more | ||
| + | * "We jumped on each other and started '''screwing''' each other." - Ch 12 | ||
| + | * "Guys don’t like to talk a bout '''you-know-what'''. - Ch. 16 | ||
Revision as of 01:55, 25 August 2007
Idiosyncratic words are words of characteristics peculiar to an individual or group. Idiosyncratic words mean one thing for a particular person, as a blade could mean war, but to someone else, it could symbolize a knighting. By the same principle, linguists state that words are not only arbitrary, but also largely idiosyncratic signs.
Examples
- "He put his thingie in my you-know-what. - Ch. 4 and more
- "We jumped on each other and started screwing each other." - Ch 12
- "Guys don’t like to talk a bout you-know-what. - Ch. 16
