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to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue

to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say

acting up to one's words; consistency between speech and action

Idiomatic expression

large number of words; sea of words

every word

to transmit by word of mouth

it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid

to talk down; to argue down

that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

word game

if we put this another way; in other words; put differently

organ of public opinion

linguistic activity

language (as defined by Saussure; langue and parole)

word-hunting; search for and censorship of politically incorrect words

to send a message; to write to

excuse; explanation; justification; vindication

to pass the time talking

to go without saying

every single word and phrase; each and every word

to forget to mention; to leave unspoken; to let slip a secret

Linguistics

knowledge of language

linguistic aspects of life; linguistic behaviour

doing as one is told; yes-man

Linguistics

corpus; linguistic data; text corpus

responsibility for one's words