Associations to the word «Betacism»

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Wiktionary

BETACISM, noun. (linguistics) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).
BETACISM, noun. A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke