Random Rare Word: Orthoepy

This word is fantastic for a rhetoric blog.

From the Canadian OED:

Or • tho • epy

noun

The scientific study of the correct pronunciation of words.

nucular or nuclear
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See also orthoepic (adjective) and orthoepist (noun), from the Greek orthoepeia, meaning correct speech.

2 Comments

  1. Nice! I’m going to call myself an orthoquality manager at work from now on.

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