phraseology

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Former England captain Alan Shearer said some of the phraseology was confusing and has called for change: "Proximity... obvious position... not in an obvious position... natural," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

What if the different “officer” phraseology in the Constitution had different meanings?’”

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Bono: I wish I had the courage and phraseology to say exactly that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

“As Michelle points out, she’s 86, you know, and sometimes trying to get the right phraseology when we’re talking about issues, Michelle is like, ‘That’s like her trying to learn Spanish,’” he said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2022

Adopting the phraseology of the neighborhood, he referred to his Brooklyn internship as going through Purgatory, when he wrote to his socially prominent fiancée in Boston.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith