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informal language, often used and understood by particular or exclusive groups of people, e.g. teenagers or a gang, that is not appropriate for written communication. Slang is often used in colloquial language, but not all colloquialisms are slang.
a style of writing and speaking that intends to persuade and call the audience to action, often...
an adjective that points to a particular person or thing, e.g. That team came first. Those men...
a sentence in which the main clause is at the end of the sentence, e.g. Although it is raining,...
a moving or still image in the photograph taken by the camera. See close-up, extreme close-up,...
an understatement (figure of speech) that means the opposite of what it says, e.g. Not bad means...