Saying and Wording

Saying

Saying noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.

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Wording and saying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wording" instead a noun "Saying".

Nearby Word: say

Wording noun - The way in which something is put into words.

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Saying and wording are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Saying" instead a noun "Wording".

Nearby Words: word, wordy, worded

old	old saying	old wording
similar	similar saying	similar wording
original	original saying	original wording
true	true saying	true wording
Other adjectives: actual, real, bad, new, worst, weird.

Yezhov's wording is similar to a German saying, "Wo gehobelt wird, fallen Späne" (Where there is planing, shavings will fall).

Source: You Can't Make an Omelette...
She meets up with the rest of the Justice League, including Superman and, after saying that she hates their guts (several times, using the same wording) she suddenly starts making out with Supes.

Source: Slap-Slap-Kiss
When talking about his teacher, Ebenezer calls the man his "Master." Harry looks distastefully at the word, but Ebenezer defends his wording by saying it was a different time and it it didn't have the bad clout it does now.

Source: Literature / Turn Coat

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