n.
Two or more sentences that use the same sounds but have different words. Examples:
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky.
'Scuse me while I kiss this guy.
Some others I know.
Some mothers I know.
Example Citation:
"The seamlessness of speech is also apparent in 'oronyms,' strings of sound that can be carved into words in two different ways."
—Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct
—Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct
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