Across
- 5. A short statement that expresses someone’s aims or principles
- 8. The meaning of words and phrases and of what people intend to say
- 9. Something that someone says that is brief, clever, and amusing
- 11. A form of a language that ordinary people use, especially one that is not the official language
- 12. To pronounce a word wrongly
- 14. A type of printing that blind people can read by touching the page
- 16. The skill of speaking clearly and correctly
- 17. A word or phrase from a particular area of activity which is fashionable because people think it refers to something important
- 18. A well-known phrase that says something wise about life
- 19. A short phrase that is well known because a famous person often uses it
- 20. A swear word
Down
- 1. A word or phrase that is used to avoid saying something shocking or embarrassing
- 2. The study of the morphemes of a language and of the way in which they are joined together to make words
- 3. An expression that describes something by comparing it with something else using the word ‘like’ or ‘as’, for example ‘as red as blood’
- 4. A phrase that does not have much meaning because it has been used so often
- 6. A short well-known sentence that tells you something about life, such as ‘Many hands make light work’
- 7. A writing system that uses pictures to represent ideas
- 10. In a way that relates to etymology
- 12. A phrase that gives advice on sensible behaviour
- 13. Using or containing slang
- 15. A joke that is funny because it uses two words that sound the same but have different meanings