The phrase "shared reference" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a concept in linguistics where multiple words or phrases within a sentence refer to the same thing or idea. For example: "In the sentence 'The cat chased the mouse,' both 'cat' and 'mouse' are shared references for the specific animals involved in the action."
Today's generation is creating its own shared reference points.
I struggle with language barriers and lack of shared reference points.
As previously argued by Jonathan Rowson we need a framing that is complex enough to highlight the competing commitments (eg to energy security, fuel prices, and economic growth) that militate against many forms of action, but also one that's simple enough to be a shared reference point.
As some see it, cities and nations and continents are losing their common culture, their shared reference points, their zeitgeist: People can no longer count on those around them knowing or cherishing any of the same music or art or films.
A beacon acts as a shared reference point.
Quantification of evidence-based indicators helps to establish shared reference points for decision makers.
Between them is a pool of shared references and allusions fed by writers, but also by readers.
Or is there some inherent formal difficulty in making jokes — which often depend on the stable ground of shared references — through images?
The three-network era of mass media, which helped create a national hearth of shared references and values, is long gone, displaced by a new media landscape that has splintered us into thousands of insular tribes.
"They speak a common language, with a lot of shared references that come from the fact that they grew up here in Mexico at the same time," he said.
Armisen and Brownstein are fascinated by how couples interact — the shared references and gestures that mark intimacy — and since they often play couples on "Portlandia" they have been able to channel their outsiders' observations into characterizations.
