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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: sibilance vs. sibilancy vs. sibilation #34706 07/06/2001 12:01 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 " I recently saw 'sibilancy' in an article wondered what was wrong with 'sibilance'." "Sibilancy" to me suggests an abstraction. "Sibilance" is the real thing. "Sibilation" might refer to the process of producing the "s" sound. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted sibilance vs. sibilancy vs. sibilation belligerentyouth 07/06/2001 8:54 AM Re: sibilance vs. sibilancy vs. sibilation wwh 07/06/2001 12:01 PM Re: sibilance vs. sibilancy vs. sibilation Faldage 07/06/2001 12:48 PM Re: sibilance vs. sibilancy vs. sibilation belligerentyouth 07/08/2001 11:24 AM Re: sibilance vs. sibilancy vs. sibilation wwh 07/08/2001 12:10 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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