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a pronoun that looks the same as an emphatic pronoun, (the suffix -self is added to the relevant pronoun), but that refers back to the original person mentioned, e.g. I see myself in the mirror. He cut himself.
a serious play with an unhappy ending, especially the death or downfall of the main character....
(also called colloquial language) informal language that is appropriate for everyday, casual...
a shortened form of a word, e.g. Mr for Mister, st for street, Prof. ...
to twist the meaning of words or to arrange words and sentences in such a way as to distort the...
a style of writing and speaking that sensationalises events, e.g. As the blood-stained housewife...