
phonetics - Is it a coincidence that words ending in -ooch in …
2020年6月11日 · However, that doesn't prevent "ooch" from occurring in words that are onomatopoeic (in a broad sense) or sound symbolic. I think sound symbolic words tend to be perceived as more colloquial than words with other origins, so if "ooch" words have a higher percentage of onomatopeia than other words, that might explain why they are more colloquial ...
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Colloquial use of adjective that is actually acting as an adverb ...
In a song by rap group NWA they say this: "The bitch sucked one hell of a dick" Disregarding the potentially offensive nature of the quote, it stood out to me that although "hell of a" is an adje...