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General language
grapheme
Language; General language
A visual symbol, such as a letter, that is used to represent a phoneme.
group possessive
Language; General language
Attaching the possessive apostrophe to the end of a noun phrase instead of attaching it to the noun it logically should belong to.
haplography
Language; General language
The accidental omission of a repeated letter (or letters) when making a written copy of a text.
haplology
Language; General language
When consecutive, duplicate, or similar syllables are contracted to make a word easier to pronounce.
hard hyphen (-)
Language; General language
The hyphen that is used to join words or parts of words into longer words or compounds.
