{"id":26164,"date":"2021-03-25T07:06:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T11:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=26164"},"modified":"2021-04-15T10:30:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:30:06","slug":"how-do-you-coin-a-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you coin a word?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Change a letter, change a word<\/h2>\n<p><em>HITS HAPPEN,<\/em> blares a car insurance company promoting its \u201caccident forgiveness insurance.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26165\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word\/how-do-you-coin-a-word-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"how-do-you-coin-a-word\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HITS HAPPEN&lt;\/strong&gt; Create new terms or twist old phrases. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/showbiz-cinema-movie-theatre-illuminated-letter-a-gm514217234-87971387&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by mattjeacock&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word.png\" alt=\"How do you coin a word?\" title=\"How do you coin a word?\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26165 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word-100x100.png 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by mattjeacock&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word.png\" alt=\"How do you coin a word?\" title=\"How do you coin a word?\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-coin-a-word-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>HITS HAPPEN<\/strong> Create new terms or twist old phrases. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/showbiz-cinema-movie-theatre-illuminated-letter-a-gm514217234-87971387\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by mattjeacock<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Change a letter, change a word.<\/p>\n<p>How can you add, subtract, move or change letters or syllables to make your copy more creative via wordplay?<\/p>\n<h3>1. Add or subtract a syllable.<\/h3>\n<p><em>Smirch<\/em>\u00a0was a verb, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theamericanscholar.org\/shouldnt-there-be-a-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports Barbara Wallraff<\/a>, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Word-Fugitives-Pursuit-Wanted-Words\/dp\/0060832738\/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1251138770&amp;sr=1-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Word Fugitives: In Pursuit of Wanted Words<\/em><\/a>, before William Shakespeare added the prefix\u00a0<em>be-<\/em> to it. And\u00a0<em>impediment\u00a0<\/em>was in use for at least 200 years before Shakespeare came up with\u00a0<em>impede<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>How can you add or subtract a syllable to create a new word? Here are four approaches to try:<\/p>\n<h3>2. Change a letter.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style-invitational\/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.2e920094dd01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em>\u2019s Style Invitational<\/a> might invite readers to \u201ctake any word, add, subtract or alter a single letter, and redefine the word.\u201d Recent responses include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Diddleman<\/strong>, a person who adds nothing but time to an effort<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nominatrix<\/strong>,\u00a0a spike-heeled woman who controls the selection of candidates for party whip<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compenisate<\/strong><em>,<\/em>\u00a0to buy a red Porsche for reasons you don\u2019t quite understand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Change a letter, then redefine.<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Post<\/em>\u00a0also invites readers to add, subtract or change one letter in a word and supply a new definition. Among the top entries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dopeler effect<\/strong>: the tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giraffiti<\/strong>: vandalism spray-painted very high<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intaxication<\/strong>: euphoria at getting a refund from the IRS, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reintarnation<\/strong>: coming back to life as a hillbilly<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarchasm<\/strong>: the gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the reader who doesn\u2019t get it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. <em>Oui!<\/em> Change a letter in a foreign word, then redefine.<\/h3>\n<p><em>New York<\/em>\u00a0<em>Magazine<\/em> invited readers to change a single letter in a foreign phrase, then provide a definition. Some of the best new phrases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cogito, eggo sum:<\/strong>\u00a0I think, therefore I am a waffle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harlez-vous Francais?<\/strong>\u00a0Can you drive a French motorcycle?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mazel ton:<\/strong>\u00a0tons of good luck<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quip pro quo:<\/strong>\u00a0a fast retort<\/li>\n<li><strong>Veni, vidi, vice:<\/strong>\u00a0I came, I saw, I partied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Create definitions for groups of things.<\/h3>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>An Exaltation of Larks,<\/em>\u00a0James Lipton, now better known as the host of\u00a0<em>Inside the Actors Studio<\/em>\u00a0on Bravo, publishes \u201cvenerable terms of venery,\u201d or collective nouns to define a group of objects, such as a\u00a0<em>pride<\/em>\u00a0of lions.<\/p>\n<p>Among the terms Lipton has published:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>a\u00a0<em>phalanx<\/em>\u00a0of flashers<\/strong> (Kurt Vonnegut)<\/li>\n<li><strong>a\u00a0<em>mews<\/em>\u00a0of cathouses<\/strong> (Neil Simon)<\/li>\n<li><strong>an\u00a0<em>om<\/em>\u00a0of Buddhists<\/strong> (George Plimpton)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What\u2019s the term of venery for a group of vice presidents? A meeting of your top clients? 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