Colloquialisms - Informal terms used on a regular basis, slang.
Hedges - Shows uncertainty in language, e.g. probably.
Tag Questions - A sentence in spoken language with an question attached to the end, e.g. "do you want to come out later? About nineish?"
Complimentary Antonyms - Words that are the opposite of each other in an either/or fashion, e.g. hot/cold, male/female.
Convergence - Where you change the way you use language in order to suit another person, e.g. a scientist would not use scientific lexis around someone who wouldn't understand what they mean.
Rhetorical Questions - Questions asked for effect that do not expect an answer.
Hyperbole - Idea exaggeration, often used to persuade or evoke emotion.
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