I'm going to start posting some word lists for ESL learners, beginning with this one:
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/wordlists/list1.html
This is a list of words and phrases connected to figurative language. I've always found that advanced learners have a lot of questions about these words. All definitions are from the open source dictionary (wiktionary.com). Please go ahead and use the list as you wish.
Monday, May 23, 2011
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