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Patrick Warwick Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Nonsensical phrases
What is the name given to a nonsensical phrase such as 'a ton of trouble' which doesn't make sense as you cannot weigh trouble
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I wouldn't call it nonsensical; I would just call it an idiomatic expression.
- I wouldn't call it nonsensical; I would just call it an idiomatic expression.
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I wouldn't call it nonsensical; I would just call it an idiomatic expression.
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