1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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Any word formed contrary to the genius of the language.
90. _What is meant by idiom?_ A peculiar mode of expression. 91. _What is diction?_ Diction treats of the selection and right use of words. 92. _When is our diction pure?_ When we use only such words as belong to the idiom of our language. 93. _What are Synonyms?_ Words having a similar signification. 94. _What is a Synonymicon?_ A dictionary of synonymous words. 95. _What is meant by a reputable word?_ One that is used by educated people. 96. _What is an Anacoluthic word?_ One that is unnecessary to the completion of a sentence. 97. _What is an Idiomatic word?_ A word belonging to an individual language. 98. _What is an Ideographical language?_ One in which the characters represent ideas rather than sounds. 99. _Can there be a derivative word without an affix?_ |
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