word order
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Several researchers noted “more short sentences, confused word order, and repetition, alongside extended digressions.”
From Los Angeles Times
The literary term “anastrophe” refers to the technique of reversing word order in a sentence for effect.
From Los Angeles Times
Nordlinger and her colleagues focused on the impact of free word order at a critical moment in forming a sentence.
From Scientific American
It reminds many Lao of the French words “chien Lao,” which when transformed from proper French word order sound like “Lao dog,” a common French slur of the colonial period.
From Washington Post
The eighth-graders still recall the ditties they heard in lower grades about math facts and word orders.
From Washington Times
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