EUPHONY
Posted: 08 November 2009 09:26 PM
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Discuss euphony here.
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An agreeable or pleasing sound or combination of sounds; a pronunciation of letters, syllables, or words which is pleasant to the ear; the contrary to harshness or cacophony.
[Greek euphonia, from euphonos = harmonious or pleasant to the ear; eu = well, good, and phone = a sound, voice.]
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Posted: 09 November 2009 09:36 AM
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Euphony as opposed to cacophony
no matter how they are poronunced, right Vikki?
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Posted: 09 November 2009 02:58 PM
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Poor Vikki did not yet see her misspelling.
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Posted: 09 November 2009 03:55 PM
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Vikki is always smilling on her picture.
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Posted: 09 November 2009 04:26 PM
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It’s a picture of her smiling. It will always be smiling.
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Posted: 09 November 2009 09:33 PM
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How does “cacophony” differ from “euphony”?
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Posted: 10 November 2009 09:13 AM
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A cacophony is a loud clash of music, or noise, e.g. all the instruments of a symphony orchestra tuning their instruments at the same time, may be a cacophony.
A euphony is a pleasing sound, akin, say, to the music all the instruments make when playing a piece of beautiful music by some composer, e.g. Mozart.
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Posted: 10 November 2009 10:42 AM
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Cacophony also has more letters and syllables than euphony.
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Posted: 10 November 2009 11:40 AM
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Golly Gee, you sure are observant!
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Posted: 10 November 2009 12:21 PM
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Thanks. And, as you pointed out, they have different meanings. I wonder why Minespatch didn’t pick up on that!
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Posted: 10 November 2009 02:06 PM
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How does “cacophony” differ from “euphony”
You can’t play a cacophonium.
Posted: 10 November 2009 02:38 PM
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It would sound like caca, for sure.
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Posted: 10 November 2009 02:59 PM
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But you can play a eukulele.
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Posted: 10 November 2009 06:05 PM
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Nope, Baruchodonosor plays a sitar.
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Posted: 10 November 2009 06:21 PM
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And do you find it euphonic?
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Posted: 10 November 2009 08:52 PM
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I find that Ravel’s “Pavane for a Princess” or Saint-Sean’s Aviary tend to be euphonic.
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