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Jargon<br />
The specialised language used by people who work<br />
together or share a common interest, such as sports,<br />
hobbies, fields of interests and occupations. Jargon<br />
can be difficult for others to understand.<br />
Some jargon may eventually become more<br />
commonly used.<br />
For example: automatic transmission, italics<br />
Joining word<br />
(Conjunction) A word used to join words, phrases or<br />
sentences<br />
For example: Tom and Kai went shopping.<br />
A colourful shirt with red and blue<br />
flowers.<br />
The weather was windy but it didn’t<br />
rain.<br />
Masculine noun<br />
A noun used to describe the masculine form of a<br />
person or animal<br />
For example: waiter, bull<br />
Note: Some masculine nouns (for people) are<br />
no longer used as language is becoming more<br />
gender-neutral; e.g. fireman—firefighter.<br />
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Metaphor<br />
A comparison between two things without the use<br />
of as or like<br />
For example: The sunset was a rainbow of colours.<br />
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