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What's an alternym? A word Dan created to help understand things. An expanded form of synonyms, figures of speech and the like. In the presentation alternyms will be defined and examples will be given. What about a fuzzynym? Well that's fuzzy, so we'll leave it for the presentation.
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Alternyms
Dan Gilkerson
Ignite San Diego - August 2009
Fuzzynyms
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You’re lost in a daze
You listen...
You listen...
But you’re so confused
no longer amused
What do you ask for so you can relate?
You don’t understand
You can’t concentrate
Analogies and similes are figures of speech
There’s so many options, which one do you ask for?
How about an idiom or a metaphor?
Synonyms and antonyms are also in reach
Alternym sounds good to meThat’s the one I’ll choose
Let’s make up a word that’s easy to use
Wait a minute!
Isn’t alternym already
defined?
An alternate name
Pseudonym - A fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name
Phonynym- Made up name.- Made up word.
Alternym
Nickname
Mark Twain
Unabomber
John Doe
Buffalo Bill
Snoop DoggK-Fed
LL Cool J
King of Pop
Alterations to the definition
More abstract
Broader
W i d e r
Higher!
Let’s encompass analogies, synonyms, antonyms, retronyms, metaphors, similes, nicknames, figures of speech, movie references, and more...
Relating multiple things together to help give more understanding.
Simply put...
• Nicknames - Usually have some history behind them • Figures of speech - A colorful expression
• Line from a movie - We all have that one friend and hopefully we’ve seen the movie
Example time...
Time flies by so quickly
It’s like giving a presentation at ignite
It’s the feeling you have when creating slides for a presentation at the last minute
When you’re having so much fun learning about new things and the night is over
OK, but what if I don’t understand the alternym?
Well then that’s a
Fuzzynym
A fuzzy what?
I’m Fuzzy
Fuzzynym
• There’s a connection but you don’t understand it.
• An attempted alternym that failed miserably
• Usually followed by a confused expression
That wasn’t so fuzzy! So that’s an alternym and fuzzynym...
How about an alternym for the HIVE?
One more example!
Huh?
COMMUNAL DIGS FOR THE NOMADIC CREATIVE
Communal Digs?You mean I have to share?
Nomadic? I don’t like moving
Busy bees work in a hive
A place that creates buzzz!
A working collective
Collectively creating sweet sweet things
...mmm like honey!
So when you’re confused in conversationOn any given day
??? Huh?Say what?
Ask them for an alternym
and be curious to what they say
