English, 17.11.2019 07:31 samanthabutryn

Excerpt from music to my ears
john devine

"i tried to keep up with the conversation as best i could, but when i heard phrases like myocardial infarction and fibromyalgia i just knew i couldn’t hack it as a physician."

"i tried to keep up with the conversation as best i could, but when i heard phrases like myocardial infarction and fibromyalgia i just knew i couldn’t hack it as a physician."

in this quotation from the selection, myocardial infarction and fibromyalgia are examples of
a) dialect.
b) hyperbole.
c) jargon.
d) slang.

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Excerpt from music to my ears
john devine

"i tried to keep up with the conversatio...