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2. What is 'friendly fire' an example of?

  • Euphemism
  • Collocation
  • Dysphemism
  • Conotation

3. A grouping together of things in a certain order, as of the words in a sentence

  • Dysphemism
  • Collocation
  • Denotation
  • Conotation

4. A branch of linguistics concerned with the study of characteristic choices in use of language made by different individuals or social groups in different situations of use

  • Stylistics
  • Received pronounciation
  • Lexical field
  • Prosodics

5. Substitution of derogatory or offensive word or phrase for an innocious one

  • Collocation
  • Dysphemism
  • Conotation
  • Euphemism

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