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Linguistic dissonance

Language, as with many forms of complex communication, is linear. Its use and context establish tone (the attitude in which the author conveys), with the logical expectation of consistent perpetuation. When one exhibits an unanticipated deviation from the aforementioned parameters, such that its register, dialect, and/or vocabulary is at a significant distance from that previously employed, its effect can best be described as being "totally fucking weird"

This is also known as being "sophisticated as hell"; however, linguistics prefer to call it "linguistic dissonance".
"In the immortal words of Ayn Rand, STFU n00b." ~ A common variation of the sort of linguistic dissonance that one becomes acquainted with when "debating" on 4chan.
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The language spoken by people who talk out of their ass
He's so full of shit, he's developed a new language - Anal Linguistics
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The art of BSing and sounding very intelligent
Considering getting my requisitional conjunctive archives being published in the foreseeable future. However, having difficulty trying to explain to the publishers just what the archive of conjunctive historical values around linguistic alchemy and other concepts as well as past and possible future policies actually is about!
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linguistic dyslexia

1. the tendency of a person to hear words backwards, say words with opposite beginnings, or write numbers backwards.

2. the tendency to be generally dyslexic in all forms of language
Linguistic dyslexia is saying "sweat and hotty" instead of "hot and sweaty"; writing 41 instead of when you hear "fourteen"; hearing "tofu noodles" instead of "toaster strudels"; saying "runny babbit" instead of "bunny rabbit"
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