Anomaly .

By: Hernández Cerrito Octavio

Something irregular or abnormal.

In grammar: Discrepancy of a rule or use.

A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.

Something or someone that is strange or unusual.

An anomaly is a deviation from the norm. A person normally has two arms, two legs and one head. If you were to see someone who had 3 legs, 5 arms, and 2 heads, he would be an anomaly.

Linguistic Anomalies

In words, for example:

Double Words:

abracadabra audio-video ba-da-bing ba-da-boom be-bop boogie-woogie chit-chat claptrap Coca-cola dilly-dally ding-dong flim-flam flip-flop

hanky-panky hee-haw heebbie-jeebies helter-skelter higgledy-piggledy hip-hop hobnob hocus-pocus hodge-podge hoi-polloi hoity-toity

hokey-pokey hoochie-coochie hubbub hurdy-Gurdy jingle-jangle King Kong knick-knack mickey-fickey Mojo Jojo mumbo-jumbo namby-pamby niminy-piminy

Nutter-butter Oingo-Boingo ping-pong pooper-scooper razzle-dazzle riff-raff see-saw ship-shape Sing Sing sing-song super-duper teeter-totter

Tex-mex tick-tock tutti-fruity Walla Walla wakka wakka willy-nilly wishy-washy zig-zag

Redundant Acronyms:

ATM machine HIV virus NIC card PIC code PIN number SCUBA gear VIN number

In pronunciation: The following, this words, that are spelt the same but have very different meanings and, in some instances, sounds: The bandage was wound around the wound. The farm was used to produce  produce. The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse. We must polish the Polish furniture. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. The insurance was invalid for the invalid. They were too close to the door to close it. The wind was too strong to wind the sail. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend? In Spanish: El vendaje se enrolla alrededor de la herida . La finca fue utilizada para producir productos. El vertedero estaba tan lleno que tuvo que sacar más basura . Debemos pulir los muebles polacos. Un bajo fue pintado en la cabeza del bombo . Cuando disparó , la paloma se zambulló en los matorrales. El seguro es válido para el enfermo . Estaban demasiado cerca de la puerta para cerrarla. El viento era demasiado fuerte para enrollar la vela. Tuve que someter al sujeto a una serie de pruebas . ¿Cómo puedo insinuar esto a mi amigo más íntimo ?