Richard Kostelanetz

 

 

REROUTINGS

(Where the addition or deletion of a single letter reroutes semantics.)

 

Poetry has from the earliest times engaged in play with suffixes; but only in modern poetry, and particularly in Xlebnikov, has this device become conscious, and as it were legitimate.-- Ramon Jakobson, "The Newest Russian Poetry: Velimir Xlebnikokv" (1921)

 

ACE FACE ACE LACE ACE MACE AID MAID AIM MAIM AIR FAIR AIR LAIR
AIR PAIR AESTHETIC ANESTHETIC ALLOW FALLOW ANGER HANGER ANY MANY

APE NAPE ARE RARE ARM ARMY ARM FARM ARSON PARSON ART FART ASS MASS AVID AVOID

BAR BARK BASS BRASS BE BED BE BEG BAN BANE BID BIDE BOA BOAT BOOS BOOST BUS BUST BY BYE

CAD SCAD CAMP SCAMP CAP SCAB CAP CAPE CAR CARD CHAR CHART CHIC CHICK COD CODA COMA
COMMA COMB COMBO COOP SCOOP COP COPE COW SCOW SCOWL CRAWL SCRAW CREW SCREW CUE CLUE CUR CURE

DAM DAMN DEB DEBT DIE DIET DIM DIME DO DOG DOT DOTE DOZE DOZEN

EACH REACH EAGLE BEAGLE EAR FEAR EAR TEAR EARN LEARN EAST YEAST EAT MEAT EAT TEAT EIGHT HEIGHT EEL REEL EITHER NEITHER ELF SELF EMIT REMIT ENTER CENTER

ENUNCIATION RENUNCIATION ERAS ERASE EVEN SEVEN FAD FADE FAR FARE FAT FATE FEE

FEEL FIEND FRIEND FIN FINE FIR FIRE GAG GAGE GAIN AGAIN GAIN GRAIN GAVE GAVEL GOO GOOF GROVE GROVEL GULL GULLY HACK WHACK

HARDCHARD HAT WHAT HAZE HAZEL HEAP CHEAP HONE HONEY HOOT SHOOT HOPHOPE HOP SHOP HOST GHOST HOW SHOW HUM HUMP

ICE LICE ICE MICE ICE NICE ICE RICE ICE VICE ILE RILE INK MINK INK RINK ION ZION

ITCH PITCH KIT KITE LACK BLACK LACK FLACK LAG SLAG LAIN SLAIN

LAME BLAME LAMP CLAMP LONG ALONG LAP CLAP LAP SLAP LAST BLAST LAW

CLAW LEA FLEA LEEK SLEEK LICK CLICK LIE LIEN LIGHT BLIGHT LIMB

CLIMB LIVE OLIVE LOB LOBE LOCK BLOCK LOCK CLOCK LOG CLOG LOG LOGE

LONE CLONE LOOM BLOOM LOPE SLOPE LOSE CLOSE LOSS FLOSS LOVE CLOVE

LOVE GLOVE LOW SLOW LOUD CLOUD LUG SLUG LUG PLUG LUMBER SLUMBER

LUMP SLUMP LUMP CLUMP LUNG SLUNG LUNG SLUNG LUSH FLUSH LUTE FLUTE

MANGER MANAGER MAT MATE MITE MITER MOO MOON MOP MOPE MOTION EMOTION

MUG SMUG NAG SNAG NAP NAPE NAVE NAVEL NEW NEWS NEW NEWT NIP

SNIP NOD NODE NOR NORM NOT NOTE NOT SNOT NUDE NUDGE OAK SOAK

OAT MOAT ODDER FODDER OIL SOIL OLD FOLD OLD HOLD OLD SOLD ORE

LORE OTTER TOTTER OUCH POUCH OUGHT FOUGHT OUNCE BOUNCE OUNCE POUNCE

OUR DOUR OUR POUR OUT BOUT OWL FOWL OWN SOWN PAIN PAINT PAST PASTY PAWN PRAWN PAWN SPAWN PEN OPEN PEON PEONY PEW SPEW POOL

SPOOL PRIM PRIME PRINT SPRINT PUBIC PUBLIC QUIRE SQUIRE RABBI

RABBIT RACK CRACK RAFT CRAFT RAG DRAG RAN RANK RAP RAPE RASH

CRASH RAT RATE RAVE CRAVE RAVE RAVEN RAW DRAW RAZE CRAZE READ

DREAD REAM DREAM REST CREST RIFT DRIFT RIP DRIP RIP RIPE ROAD BROAD ROLL DROLL ROOK CROOK ROSE PROSE ROT ROTE ROUT GROUT ROW

GROW RUDE CRUDE RUE RULE RUM DRUM RUM RUMP RUN RUNE RUNG WRUNG

RUSH CRUSH RUST TRUST SCENT SCENT CULL SCULL SEA SEAM SEA SEAT

SEE SEED SEE SEEM SHAM SHAME SHIN SHINE SILL SILLY SO SOP SOOT

SHOOT STUD STUDY SUNG SLUNG TACK STACK TANK STANK TEA TEAM TEAS

TEASE TEN TENT THE THEN THIN THINK TICK STICK TILT STILT TO TOE

TOKE TOKEN TRAM TRAMP TUB TUBE TUMBLE STUMBLE UDDER RUDDER URN BURN

URN TURN USE MUSE WAG WAGE WAN WANE WAR WART WAY AWAY WE AWE

WEE WEED WIN WIND WING SWING WIPE SWIPE WORD SWORD WORD WORLD

YEAR YEARN ZOO ZOOM

ACE PACE SPACE ACE RACE GRACE AD BAD BADE AD MAD MADE AGE WAGE WAGER

AIL NAIL SNAIL AIL RAIL FRAIL AIR HAIR CHAIR AIR L

AIR FLAIR ALE CALE

SCALE ALE HALE SHALE ALE HALE WHALE ALE TALE STALE ALL MALL SMALL

AM CAM LAMB AM LAM CLAM AM RAM RAMP AMBLE RAMBLE BRAMBLE AN ANT ANTE

AN MAN MOAN AN MAN MANY AN PAN PANE AN WAN WANE APE CAPE CRAPE ARE

HARE SHARE ARE PARE SPARE ARM HARM CHARM ARK HARK SHARK ARM HARM

CHARM ARSE PARSE SPARSE ASH CASH CRASH ASH MASH SMASH ASS LASS GLASS

AT EAT SEAT AT PAT PATE AT HAT WHAT ATE LATE SLATE ATE PATE SPATE

BAR BARE BARRE BE BEE BEEP BID BIDE BIDET BIN BING BINGE BOO BOOM BLOOM BOO BOOT BOOTH

CAM CAMP CAMPY CAN CANE CANED CAP CAPO CAPON

CAR CARE CARET CAR SCAR SCARE CAR CARE SCARE CAVE CRAVE CRAVEN CENT

SCENT ASCENT COD CODE CODEX COD COLD SCOLD COP COPE SCOPE COVE COVER

COVERT CUP COUP COUPE DO DOC DOCK DO DON DONT DO DOT DOTE EAR EARL

EARLY EAR EARN LEARN EAR BEAR BEARD EAR HEAR SHEAR EAR PEAR SPEAR

EAR WEAR SWEAR EAT BEAT BLEAT EAT HEAT CHEAT EDGE LEDGE SLEDGE EVE

EVEN EVENT EVE EVER EVERY FOR FORT FORTE FOR FORT FORTY FUN FUNK

FUNKY GAG GAGE GAUGE GO GOD GOLD GO GOO GOOD GO GOT GOAT HA HAT

HATE HAD SHAD SHADE HAVE SHAVE SHAVER HE HEN THEN HE HER HERD HE

SHE SHED HI HIS HISS HOW SHOW SHOWY HUM CHUM CHUMP ICE DICE DICEY

ID RID RIDE ILE MILE SMILE ILE PILE PILES ILL HILL SHILL ILL PILL

SPILL ILL WILL SWILL IN GIN GRIN IN KIN KING IN KIN KIND IN WIN

WIND INCH CINCH CLINCH INK LINK BLINK INK LINK CLINK IRE SIRE SIREN

IT BIT BITE IT HIT SHIT ITS HITS SHITS ITCH WITCH SWITCH ITS HITS

SHITS LAY PLAY SPLAY LOB LOBE GLOBE LOP LOPE SLOPE LOP SLOP SLOOP

LUG LUGE LUGER MA MAR MARE MA MAT MATE ME MEN AMEN ME MEN MEND ME

MEN OMEN MOD MODE MODEL MOP MOPE MOPED NO NOW KNOW OAT MOAT ODE

MODE MODEL OF OFF DOFF OLD COLD SCOLD ON CON CONE ON ONE GONE ON

ONE NONE ONE CONE SCONE ONE ZONE OZONE OR FOR FORE OR ORE MORE ORE

PORE SPORE ORE WORE SWORE OTHER MOTHER SMOTHER OUR SOUR SCOUR OUT

BOUT ABOUT OUT LOUT CLOUT OUT POUT SPOUT OUT ROUT ROUTE OVER LOVER

CLOVER OW LOW BLOW OW NOW SNOW OWN GOWN GROWN PA PAR PARE PA SPA

SPAN PAN PANE PANEL PAP PAPA PAPAL PAR PARK PARKA PEA PEAR PEARL

PIN PINT PINTO PRO PROM PROMO PRO PROW PROWL PUT PUTT PUTTY RAINS

TRAINS STRAINS RAP CRAP CRAPE RAP CRAP CRAMP RAP RAPE GRAPE RAT RATE

CRATE RAW CRAW CRAWL REAM CREAM SCREAM RIM GRIM GRIME RIM RIME CRIME

RIP GRIP GRIPE RIP TRIP TRIPE RITE WRITE WRIT RUG DRUG DRUGS RUN

RUNT GRUNT SEA SEAM SEAMY SEE SEED SEEDY SIN SINE SINEW SIR SIRE

SIREN SNAP NAP NAPE SO SOD SODA SPA SPAT SPATE TAG STAG STAGE TAP

TAPE TAPER TAR STAR STARK TAR STAR STARE TEN TENT TENTH THE THEM

THEME TO TOM TOME TO TOO TOOT TO TOP STOP TOT TOTE TOTEM TUB TUBA TUBAL

US BUS BUST US USE FUSE

AM CAM CAME CAMEO AM GAM GAME GAMEY AM HAM SHAM SHAME AM RAM CRAM SCRAM

AN AND LAND BLAND AN ANT ANTI ANTIC AN PAN PANE PANEL AN RAN RANG RANGE AN TAN TANK STANK APE RAPE CRAPE SCRAPE

AS ASS LASS CLASS AT ATE RATE GRATE BRA BRAN BRAND BRANDY BUT BUTT BUTTE BUTTER CAN CANT

CANTO CANTOR CAP CAPE CAPER CAPERS CAR CART CARTE CARTEL EAR HEAR HEART

HEARTH EL EEL HEEL WHEEL FOR FORM FORMA FORMAL HE HER HERE THERE GO

AGO AGON AGONY ID AID RAID FRAID ID RID RIDE PRIDE IN PIN PINK PINKY

IN SIN SINK STINK IN SIN SINE SHINE IT NIT UNIT UNITY MA MAR MARS MARSH

MA MAT MATE MATER ME MEN OMEN WOMEN ME MET METE METER OAT OATH LOATH

LOATHE ON ONE LONE ALONE OR FOR FORT FORTH OR ORE CORE SCORE OR ORE

MORE MORES OR ORE WORE WHORE PA PAL PALE PALED PA PAR PART PARTY PA

SPA SPAN SPANK PA SPA SPAR SPARE RAN RANG RANGE ORANGE RAP CRAP SCRAP

SCRAPE RE ARE HARE SHARE RED REDO REDON REDONE RED REED CREED SCREED

SIN SING SINGE SINGLE TO TON TONE TONEY TO TOO TOOT TOOTH TO TOT TOTE

TOTEM WE WEE WEEP SWEEP

AM RAM CRAM SCRAM SCREAM AN CAN CANE CANED SCANED AN CAN SCAN SCANT

SCANTY EAT HEAT HEATH SHEATH SHEATHE HE HER HERO HERON HEROIN IN INK

LINK SLINK SLINKY IN PIN PINE SPINE SPINET IT WIT WITH WITHE WITHER ON

ONE HONE HONEY PHONEY PA PAR PARE SPARE SPARED RIP TRIP TRIPE TRIPLE

TRIPLET AM CAM SCAM SCAMP SCAMPI

AD BAD BEAD BREAD BRED BED BE

 

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