define:haplology
Posted by mistic on 06 Feb 2008 at 01:54 pm | Tagged as: myspace
Haplology is defined as the elimination of a syllable when two consecutive identical or similar syllables occur.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplology
Like shortening “Amanda” to “Manda”, or “Four Cheese Cheese Nips” to “four Cheese Nips” (The topic that brought that word up.)
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Anyways, I’m feeling a little down today. Prayers would be most certainly appreciated.