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		perching_aix 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bad keming: Kerning failures, plus other typograph... > made-up name Are there any non-made-up terms? :)

stavros 8 months ago [–]

Onomatopoeias.

perching_aix 8 months ago | [–]

Hmm, that's a good one. Although since they're different for every language, I'd argue they still capture the inherent made-upness of language.

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