Adnomination

Adnomination is the repetition of words with the same root word.

Example

News is what somebody, somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising.

— Journalistic saying

References

  1. ↑ Frank Kermode (April 1975). The Oxford Anthology of English Literature: From Beowulf to Johnson. Oxford University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-19-501900-1. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Often attributed to various media moguls of the 19th and 20th century. The closest quote found is "It is part of the business of a newspaper to get news and to print it; it is part of the business of a politician to prevent certain news being printed. For this reason the politician often takes a newspaper into his confidence for the mere purpose of preventing the publication of the news he deems objectionable to his interests." in Arthur Lawrence (1903). Journalism as a profession. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 185. Retrieved 28 May 2013. by Alfred C. Harmsworth writing as a guest author for a chapter.