For better or worse, these figures of speech are profoundly embedded in how we think.

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These figures of speech can be quite useful in taking complicated or abstract concepts and making them more understandable in tangible, visual ways.

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When we are communicating with people whose SECONDARY language is English, we need to make sure that we do not use 'figures of speech' and regional terms.

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Shortly before Mr Clegg's speech to the London School of Economics, figures showed unemployment rose by a further 80, 000 to 2.51 million in the three months to the end of July.

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