{"id":6536,"date":"2023-08-03T20:38:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=6536"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:26:57","slug":"what-is-circumlocution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-circumlocution","title":{"rendered":"What is circumlocution and why might you use it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">There are dozens of literary devices out there that you should know about. One of them is called circumlocution. If you\u2019re not familiar with circumlocution, you\u2019re not alone. 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