Periphrasis

Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".

Native speakers use periphrases like "did not go" where a language learner might use "went not".

Periphrasis a single thought expands, And uses many words for what but few demands.

The "glen," or the "brake of the lion," is Pindar's favourite periphrasis for Nemea.