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Who Said That? provides an entertaining and authoritative reference for the origins and meanings of our common figures of speech.
• Who said 100+ famous expressions?
• Who really said them?
• What did they actually say?
• What did they actually mean?
• Why did they say them that way?
• Who repeated what was said?
Surprisingly true, sometimes strange, always fascinating, the stories about whence came these expressions will entertain, educate,...
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Language
English
Description
A figure of speech is an expression in which the words are used, but not in their literal sense, to create a more forceful or dramatic meaning. They are often in the form of metaphors, similes and hyperbole. "A fountain of knowledge," is a good example. "Stretching the truth," is another.
With Figuratively Speaking, we finally have a thesaurus to discover these phrases' origins and the sources of their meanings.
Categories include:
• Attitudes
•...
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