17 November 2012

Do I get extra credit for two double-dactylic words?

by Cecily
Lexical vexical
Wanton Logomachy
(reckless misuse of a
word or a phrase)

Hypergrammatical
overperfectionists
rarely admit their
erroneous ways.


more double dactyls:
Ivan T. Sanderson
Goldilocks
Tom Swifty
Sad Scruffleupagus

3 comments:

  1. "Double dactylic words" is self-homologous.

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  2. Nuh uh! None of the words in "double dactylic words" is a double dactyl, and "double dactylic words" is not a word.

    Also when I say it, 'words' is stressed. So the phrase is a dactyl and then a cretic, for me.

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  3. Hmmm. When I sounded it out, it was DUH-bull-dac-TILL-ick-wurdz. Oh, well. RDBW

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