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... expression - the one that minces no words , or the one that couches the teacher's complaint in teacup language - is more likely to stir the parent to corrective action ? Roundabout expressions should be used only when there is a clear ...
... expression - the one that minces no words , or the one that couches the teacher's complaint in teacup language - is more likely to stir the parent to corrective action ? Roundabout expressions should be used only when there is a clear ...
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Richard Daniel Altick. When does an expression become cliché ? There can be no definite answer , because what is trite to one person may still be fresh to another . But a great many expressions are universally understood to be so thread ...
Richard Daniel Altick. When does an expression become cliché ? There can be no definite answer , because what is trite to one person may still be fresh to another . But a great many expressions are universally understood to be so thread ...
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... expression , like th ' unchanging sun , Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds all objects , but it alters none . Expression is the dress of thought , and still Appears more decent as more suitable ; A vile conceit in ...
... expression , like th ' unchanging sun , Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds all objects , but it alters none . Expression is the dress of thought , and still Appears more decent as more suitable ; A vile conceit in ...
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Denotation and Connotation | 1 |
Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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