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Synesis

Synesis is the agreement of words based on meaning rather than strict grammar. It allows words to disregard syntax rules and align with the overall meaning of a sentence. Examples include using "make" instead of "makes" in the phrase "two and two make four" and using "is" instead of "are" in calling someone "fat, drunk and stupid" as it treats the list as a single entity. Synesis prioritizes meaning over grammatical technicalities.

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Synesis

Synesis is the agreement of words based on meaning rather than strict grammar. It allows words to disregard syntax rules and align with the overall meaning of a sentence. Examples include using "make" instead of "makes" in the phrase "two and two make four" and using "is" instead of "are" in calling someone "fat, drunk and stupid" as it treats the list as a single entity. Synesis prioritizes meaning over grammatical technicalities.

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Synesis

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The agreement of words based


on meaning rather than grammar;
it disregards strict syntax and agrees
with the meaning of the sentence.
For, after all, how do we know
that two and two make four?"
-George Orwell 1984
Two pronouns would mean that "make" should be makes for
grammatical correctness, instead "make" is agreeing with the
meaning of the sentence. "Two and two" are seen as one whole
instead of separate objects.

"Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go


through life, son."
-Dean Wormer in Animal House
To be grammatically correct are should be used instead of "is" but
"fat, drunk, and stupid" have been lumped together as one. The
three words cannot be separated; their meaning is one.

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