# Common Figure of Speech/Colloquial Language? **URL:** \ **Category:** Apologetics\ **Created:** [February 2, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/common-figure-of-speech-colloquial-language/2023 "2025-02-02T13:35:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cade\_One](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/cade_one/32/34_2.png) [@Cade\_One](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Cade_One)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/common-figure-of-speech-colloquial-language/2023/36 "2025-04-04T12:47:01Z")
No worries. I learned something new because of my interpretation of your question. So thank you for this : ) ---
**Author:** ![rstrats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@rstrats](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/rstrats)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/common-figure-of-speech-colloquial-language/2023/38 "2025-04-05T11:44:27Z")
Perhaps someone new visiting this topic may know of examples. ---
**Author:** ![rstrats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@rstrats](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/rstrats)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/common-figure-of-speech-colloquial-language/2023/39 "2025-08-26T10:58:15Z")
And remember, that “someone new” needs to be someone who believes the crucifixion took place on the 6th day of the week with a 1st day of the week resurrection, and who thinks that the “heart of the earth” is referring to the tomb, and who tries to explain the lack of a 3rd night by saying that it was common practice of the time to say that a daytime or a night time would be involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could be. [Previous page](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/common-figure-of-speech-colloquial-language/2023.md?page=1)