vendredi 16 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Word

Term  -  Phrase  -  Expression  -  Idiom

 

These are all words for a unit of language used to express sth.

 

Word a single unit of language which means sth and can be spoken or written: Do not write more than 200 words. | He uses a lot of long words.
Term (rather formal) a word or phrase used as the name of sth, especially one connected with a particular type of language: Technical/legal/scientific terms. | ‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.
Phrase a group of words which have a particular meaning when used together: Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing? In grammar, a phrase is a group of words without a finite verb, especially one that forms part of a sentence: ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are phrases.
Expression a word or phrase: He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I’ve never heard before.
Idiom a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words: ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.

 

PATTERNS
*a word/term for sth
*a new word/term/phrase/expression
*a technical/colloquial word/term/phrase/expression
*a slang word/term/phrase
*an idiomatic phrase/expression
*to use a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom
*to coin a(n) word/term/phrase/expression
*a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom means sth

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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