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colloquialism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | expression, formulation |
Examples of colloquialism
colloquialism
But even his earliest poems show a successful striving for utter colloquialism.
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The language was less inhibited and made generous use of colloquialism and slang.
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Amis, an Italian colloquialism for friends, riffs on the rustic foods of Rome.
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Of course, literary styles and colloquialism can diverge quite widely.
From the economist.com
I'm guessing scripts more accurately portray the colloquialism of the time than say books.
From the economist.com
Still, Habs, a headline writer's best friend, is an accepted colloquialism if not abused.
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Unfortunately, it stuck and has now become a pop culture colloquialism.
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Another example of colloquialism is the two different terms for rectangular maple doughnuts.
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Tony Abbott's use of an Australian colloquialism is expected to dominate federal politics today.
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- A colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
- A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional
- Deadening professional jargon is the Scylla of bad style; colloquialism is the Charybdis: a salty everdayness will be welcomed if it is acute to its task, but colloquialism is usually slack and imprecise. For example
- A regionally bound word formation and sounding, specific to particular areas within any given country. Many colloquialisms are now found in dictionaries, having been widely accepted as formal language.
- "n. an expression used in ordinary conversation, but not regarded as slang" (Webster's Encyclopedia of Dictionaries 77); "simply informal English" (Historical Dictionary of American Slang)
- Expression not used in formal writing or speech. Slang, jargon, and idioms are examples of colloquialisms.
- A word or phrase used in informal language only.
- A commonly used word or phrase that may be inappropriate for a formal writing (can include words, phrases, aphorisms, slang, jargon, etc.)
- Informal word or phrase such as a lot, in a bind, pulled it off, and so on. These words are regularly used in conversations between friends, rather than in official written communication.
