What does wellerism mean?
Wellerism means Alternative letter-case form of Wellerism..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wellerism..
2002, Fionnuala Carson Williams, Wellerisms in Ireland, University of Vermont, page 38, In many cases where a wellerism and a folktale are connected the quote in the wellerism is a set sentence like 'Up and at it!' which is well-known apart from the wellerism.
[…]without adding the names of those who were widely known to be responsible for the coinage of such wellerisms.
Dickens used wellerisms already in his letters prior to writing Pickwick Papers.
Use wellerism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wellerism means Alternative letter-case form of Wellerism..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
2002, Fionnuala Carson Williams, Wellerisms in Ireland, University of Vermont, page 38, In many cases where a wellerism and a folktale are connected the quote in the wellerism is a set sentence like 'Up and at it!' which is well-known apart from the wellerism.
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