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a logical idea about something, which we take for granted, but which may turn out to be incorrect, e.g. In he is the son of an engineer, we may assume the engineer is a man, not a woman.
a figure of speech in which a harsh fact is expressed in a gentle way, e.g. He passed away.
a style of writing and speaking that intends to persuade and call the audience to action, often...
provides a straightforward fact, e.g. I will walk to town. She bought a new coat.
a figure of speech involving the accidental use of a wrong word which sounds rather like the...
a syllable that ends in a vowel (e.g. ba-by, e-ven and pa-per). With open syllables, there are...