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Change is the only constant – antithesis or oxymoron?
figures-of-speech
Is there a reduction when you say "is there "or "is this"?
pronunciation
parts-of-speech
speech
figures-of-speech
fast-speech-rules
What's the term for when two related words are used in a different sense, often one literally and one metaphorically?
figures-of-speech
Figures of Speech: Inversion, doubt
grammar
subject-verb-inversion
figures-of-speech
What is a synonym for the phrase 'at odds' with someone or something?
phrases
idioms
metaphors
figures-of-speech
analogy
“Thou doth protest too much”: changed usage? [closed]
phrase-meaning
figures-of-speech
shakespeare
The rain is "lifting"
american-english
usage
colloquialisms
figures-of-speech
regional
Idiom for opportunistically exploiting a situation to one's advantage
idioms
quotations
figures-of-speech
proverbs
Is "New and Improved" an oxymoron?
meaning
figures-of-speech
slogan
Does litotes need to be negative?
grammar
figures-of-speech
litotes
Difference between female and male usage [closed]
grammatical-gender
figures-of-speech
sounds
What's the origin of the figure of speech "call the shots"?
meaning
etymology
figures-of-speech
Is "Signifying nothing" an example of litotes?
word-choice
american-english
poetry
figures-of-speech
shakespeare
Intentional double negation
negation
figures-of-speech
humor
What does "Don't call him late for dinner" mean?
phrases
figures-of-speech
Meaning of a quote in movie Casino Royale (2006)
meaning
figures-of-speech
rhetoric
cinema
Some, others and again others?
figures-of-speech
What do you call a word that's been used unusually (not according to definition)?
metaphors
figures-of-speech
How does "not least" mean "in particular; notably"?
etymology
meaning-in-context
figures-of-speech
From Avocadoes to Asparagus, from kangaroos to koalas
phrases
figures-of-speech
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