six or one-half dozen of another, i'm so hungry my stomach thinks my throat's been cut, i was born at night but not last night etc....
my mom says these dumb saying all of the time but i don't know what they're called.
2007-02-20 01:51:27 · 16 answers · asked by combs 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
i love you with all of my heart J F. seriously i do.
2007-02-20 02:21:37 · update #1
Colloquialisms: A colloquialism is an expression not used in formal speech or writing. Colloquialisms can include words (such as "gonna" or "grouty" or "uffda"), phrases (such as "ain't nothin'" and "dead as a doornail"), or sometimes even an entire aphorism ("There's more than one way to skin a cat"). Dictionaries often display colloquial words and phrases with the abbreviation colloq. Colloquialisms are often used primarily within a limited geographical area.
2007-02-20 01:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by J F 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They aren't called the same things. Six of one, half a dozen of another is called an idiom. That is they both mean the same thing. I was born at night, but not last night and the so hungry.. thing- those are not idioms. Those are just old sayings as far as I know. Check out some other good ones on this site... http://www.newtontxnetwork.com/tour/oldsay/
2007-02-20 10:07:45 · answer #2 · answered by zoogrl2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Euphanisms
2007-02-20 09:55:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oxymorons
2007-02-20 09:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Idioms
Do they make you as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs?
2007-02-20 09:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by I See You 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cliches. Pronounced "cla shays"
2007-02-20 09:54:45 · answer #6 · answered by Pam C 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cliche's
2007-02-20 09:56:29 · answer #7 · answered by Big Daddy Cool 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Old wive's tales?
momisms?
Yeah, my mom says "you'll never notice going by in a train"
what is WITH that!??
2007-02-20 09:54:04 · answer #8 · answered by Munya Says: DUH! 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
MY dad has one that he says... I'm so hungry my belly buttons trying to eat my azz hole. It's really funny when he says it. I don't know what there called. sorry
2007-02-20 09:55:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think the right word is 'anacdote'. Yes, I dug into my brain cells to come up with that, but that's the word, I believe.
2007-02-20 09:57:44 · answer #10 · answered by BigJake418 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋