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9+ Re-gosh-darn-diculously Good Tmesis Examples to Use Now

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This post about tmesis is going to be legen-wait for it-dary. But, what the heck is tmesis? What Is Tmesis? If you haven’t caught on (or you have and you’re annoyed), tmesis is sticking an extra word in the middle of a word compound, often for effect. And whoop-de-freakin’-do, right? When would you even use it?

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55+ Must-Know Literary Devices to Elevate Your Writing in 2023

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But whether it’s a familiar friend or an idiosyncratic interloper, each and every device comes with a lovingly hand-crafted definition and an enlightening example, carefully curated by yours truly. Graceful and clever use of alliteration (not, ahem, like the example above) can create a pleasant musicality to writing.

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