• Exciting news! With our new Ad-Free Premium Subscription you can enjoy a distraction-free browsing experience while supporting our site's growth. Without ads, you have less distractions and enjoy faster page load times. Upgrade is optional. Find out more here, and enjoy ad-free learning with us!

grammer

Status
Not open for further replies.
B

bonitag

Guest
what is the correct grammatical name for taking a word such as love and using each letter to make another word..ie..L is for the way you look at me...O is for the only one i see
 

beascarpetta

Key Member
Joined
Oct 31, 2007
Member Type
Other
Native Language
English
Home Country
Great Britain
Current Location
Austria
what is the correct grammatical name for taking a word such as love and using each letter to make another word..ie..L is for the way you look at me...O is for the only one i see

it's called an acrostic :-D
 

David L.

VIP Member
Joined
Nov 7, 2007
Member Type
Other
You will see acrostics in newspapers. The puzzle is to find a series of words listed in a vertical column. HOWEVER, the actual 'acrostic' is that the first letter of each of these words, when read from top to bottom, form another word.
This is not what you mean. You are looking for the word that describes:
M is for the million smiles she gave me
O is for the only....
T is for the...


Put them all together, they spell MOTHER, the only girl in all the world to me.

Honestly, the kind of thing on the hit parade on the radio way back then!!!
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top