Clothing, accessory and jewllery similes, Idioms, and origins
We use many idioms and similes when describing body parts, people and clothes. For example American and British Spelling I usually refer to the English language. It is a language shared, and mostly understood by people who speak it at home, in business and read street signs and literature all over the world. However, calling it British English not only adds in the Welsh, Scottish and Irish and overseas speakers of English, and Americans and Canadians. It distinguishes the local spelling and accents, British English, American English, Australian English, Singlish, and so on. Therefore when distinguishing accents and spellings it is clearer to refer to British English. American spellings are simplified. Webster, a printer who produced dictinaries and school textbooks and worksbooks, decided to simplify the language and do away with double letters, jewellery becomes jewelry. Similes and Metaphors The word simile is for phases using similar to or like. She is like a jewel, looks like ...
