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Labdacism Noun Tabacism Noun

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1. Why should you not use the word 'tabacism' in a modern emergency room?

It is offensive. It is archaic and obsolete; modern doctors use 'nicotine poisoning'. It is too short. It only applies to animals.

2. What is the literary definition of labdacism?

The overuse of adverbs Excessive use of 'L' sounds A broken rhyme scheme The use of mixed metaphors

3. How is the 'c' in labdacism pronounced?

Like a hard 'k' Like a 'ch' Like a soft 's' Silent

4. What is the difference between 'tabacism' and 'tabacosis'?

Tabacism is smoking; tabacosis is chewing. Tabacosis is lung disease from tobacco dust; tabacism is systemic tobacco poisoning. They mean the exact same thing. Tabacism is modern; tabacosis is archaic.

5. Which of the following is a related speech defect for 'R'?

Rhotacism Sigmatism Lallation Lisp

6. Which part of speech is 'tabacism'?

Verb Adjective Noun Adverb

7. From which language does the root 'tabac' come from?

Greek Latin French (via Taino) German

8. Which suffix in 'tabacism' indicates it is a medical condition?

tab- -ac- -ism -ism-

9. What does the archaic medical term 'tabacism' refer to?

A disease of the lungs caused by coal dust Poisoning or disease caused by excessive tobacco use An addiction to alcohol A psychological fear of smoke

10. What is the difference between labdacism and a lisp?

A lisp is for 'L', labdacism is for 'S' A lisp is for 'S', labdacism is for 'L' They are the same thing A lisp is voluntary

11. Where does the primary stress fall when pronouncing labdacism?

Second syllable First syllable Third syllable Evenly on all

12. Is labdacism countable?

Yes, you can have labdacisms No, it is an uncountable noun Only in medical contexts Only in literary contexts

13. How many syllables does 'tabacism' have?

Two Three Four Five

14. Which letter is associated with labdacism?

S L R W

15. Which sentence uses 'tabacism' correctly?

He was tabacising a cigar. She bought a pack of tabacism. The doctor diagnosed him with chronic tabacism. He had a tabacism on his arm.

16. What is the origin of the word labdacism?

Latin French Greek German

17. Which of the following is the modern equivalent of 'tabacism'?

Nicotinism Tuberculosis Asthma Bronchitis

18. How is the 'c' in 'tabacism' pronounced?

Like a 'k' (tab-a-kism) Like an 's' (tab-a-sism) Like a 'ch' (tab-a-chism) It is silent

19. Which sentence uses labdacism correctly?

He labdacised the word. Her labdacisms were loud. The author edited the sentence to remove the labdacism. It was a very labdacism speech.

20. What does a person with phonetic labdacism often substitute 'L' with?

A 'B' sound A 'K' sound A 'W' or 'R' sound A silent pause