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What is it called when you use a completely irrelevant phrase to describe something eg for I walk more than that doing you'd say I rack up more milage?
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∙ 10y ago
Using an irrelevant phrase to describe something is called a figure of speech, an expression, or an idiom.
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∙ 10y ago
That is called a non sequitur, which is a statement that does not logically follow the previous statement or context. In your example, the phrase "I rack up more mileage" is a non sequitur because it does not relate directly to the previous statement about walking.
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