Aphaeresis (aph-aer’-e-sis): The omission of a syllable or letter at the beginning of a word. A kind of metaplasm.
‘Round, and ’round, and ’round she goes. Where she stops, I think I know: The MacDonald’s drive through on Erie Blvd. She loves those chocolate shakes, French fries, and quarter-pounders with cheese, and it’s just about dinner time.
Let’s go see if we can find ‘er. Maybe we can all eat together. That would be fun! Here we go!
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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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