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> pretty sure “turn of sentence” does not exists in English We do say "turn of phrase" in English, which means something similar. I wonder if both have the sam
by gsk22 3y ago
> pretty sure “turn of sentence” does not exists in English
We do say "turn of phrase" in English, which means something similar. I wonder if both have the same origin.
- courgette 3y agoHa. Silly me. It’s “tournure de phrase” in french. It actually goes to show that my command of English is limited. I know both words but “phrase” did not occurs to me even so it’s the same damn word :)