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/pəˈɹɪfɹəsɪs/ · noun
The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will"..
Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".
Native speakers use periphrases like "did not go" where a language learner might use "went not".
Periphrasis a single thought expands, And uses many words for what but few demands.
The "glen," or the "brake of the lion," is Pindar's favourite periphrasis for Nemea.
Use periphrasis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Periphrasis means The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will"..
Common synonyms include beating around the bush, circumlocution.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".
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