Use of metaphors and idioms adds colour to grammarThe Media Observer, a digital publication of the Media Council of Kenya gives new meaning to the idiom: ‘The pot calling the kettle black’. There is no denying that once in a while, readers come across factual and grammatical errors in our dailies; an anomaly the Media Observer set to remedy. Idiomatic expressionsRather than the jumbled “his whole body looks like he is listening to you”, the writer should have simply used the phrase ‘his body language suggested’. Note, body language does not ‘say’, it ‘suggests’ (often subjective). Body language is a form of non-verbal communication.

Source: Standard Digital March 17, 2019 21:10 UTC