5. Slanted Language
United Airlines CEO reported on
television that their aircraft had
uncontrolled contact with the
ground leaving no survivors.
6. Figurative Language
Before Watergate the realm of
politics was a land of orchards and
sweet-running streams; after
Watergate the realm of politics was
a swamp inhabited by foul and
crawling things.
9. Figurative Language
“The hundreds of faces staring at
them looked like pale lanterns in
the flickering candlelight.” – Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
(116).
13. Slanted Language
My colleague whispered to me in a
department meeting that our boss
was experiencing “domestic
discord”.
14. Slanted Language
The witness could not answer the
question. He could only say,“the
information is on the tip of my
tongue.”
15. Slanted Language
Mr. Magoo’s bad eyesight caused
him to stumble around and bump
into objects. Due to pressure from
the federation (fearing that it might
offend blind people), Disney finally
announced that the new Mr. Magoo
would not be blind, but rather
“visually limited.”
17. Figurative Language
After lying to his wife about working
late at the office, the man returned
home to an empty house. He had
picked up the dry cleaning on the
way home out of guilt. Now as he
hung it in his wife’s closet, he
noticed a new and expensive man’s
sports jacket. He found himself in a
Catch 22.
18. Slanted Language
I am not applying to UC Berkeley
because I don’t want to go to
college with a bunch of tree
huggers.
