Above all, there is Churchill the phrasemaker, who could beat even Bernard Shaw to the verbal draw (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
phrase|mak|ing — «FRAYZ MAY kihng», noun. skill in making up unusual or striking phrases … Useful english dictionary
phrase marker — /ˈfreɪz makə/ (say frayz mahkuh) noun Grammar a representation, usually in the form of a tree diagram, of the constituent structure of a sentence …
phrasemaker — phrase•mak•er [[t]ˈfreɪzˌmeɪ kər[/t]] n. 1) cvb a person skilled in coining well turned phrases 2) cvb a person who makes catchy but often meaningless or empty statements • Etymology: 1815–25 phrase′mak ing, n … From formal English to slang
maxim — /mak sim/, n. 1. an expression of a general truth or principle, esp. an aphoristic or sententious one: the maxims of La Rochefoucauld. 2. a principle or rule of conduct. [1400 50; late ME maxime ML maxima (orig. in phrase maxima propositio axiom … Universalium
market — /ˈmakət / (say mahkuht) noun 1. a meeting of people for selling and buying. 2. the assemblage of people at such a meeting. 3. an open space or a covered building where such meetings are held, especially for the sale of food, etc. 4. a store for… …
Nominal group (functional grammar) — Those five beautiful shiny Jonathan apples sitting on the chair In systemic functional grammar (SFG), a nominal group is a group of words which expresses an entity. A nominal group is widely regarded as synonymous to noun phrase in other… … Wikipedia
Nominal group (language) — In English, a nominal group typically comprises a noun surrounded by other items (words) that all in some way characterise that noun. Within a clause, a nominal group functions as though it is that noun, which is referred to as the head ; the… … Wikipedia
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