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The use of language as a form of deliberate miscommunication  In a London pub I heard a man at the bar expressing displeasure about something or other, saying “Up the Khyber”.  He wasn’t talking ...

During the 1930s and into the war years, the Mail’s readers regarded refugees, in Hatherley’s neat formulation, as ‘a series ...

Another common and pleasurable use of alliteration is to make insults or terms of abuse, such as lily-livered, first attested ...

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Balanced literacy prompts children to learn words encountered in authentic literature during guided, teacher-led read-alouds ...

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That approach leans heavily on phonics — relying on letter and rhyming sounds to read words such as cat ... phonics-based reading instruction statewide has faced opposition from English learner ...

It’s easier to find the word you’re looking for if you know it sounds like the other words around it ... Alliteration is another, and the English language has a fondness for it that goes ...

He's now a regular in the UK, with former co-star sir Kenneth Branagh, 64, revealing the Hollywood A-lister boasts impressive cockney rhyming skills and loves a trip to a country pub.