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Alliterate vs. Illiterate
Alliterate
Examples:
She loves to alliterate when writing poetry.The slogan was designed to alliterate for memorability.You often find authors alliterate for stylistic effect.
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Illiterate
/ɪˈlɪtərət/Examples:
He wrote a letter rife with illiterate mistakes.Many remote areas still have a largely illiterate population.Her illiterate explanation left everyone confused.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Illiterate relates to literacy, specifically the lack of ability to read or write.
- Alliterate pertains to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, which is more about stylistic writing.
- To remember: illiterate starts with i and ill, suggesting a lack or deficiency, like an illness.
- On the other hand, alliterate starts with all, hinting at inclusion or repetition of sounds.
- Connect literate with illiterate to remember it deals with literacy abilities, while alliterate with alliteration for phonetic repetition.
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