colloquialisms

I’ve always bought bilingual poetry editions whenever I could get my hands on them (most often Spanish-English), and find it interesting to compare the grammatical structure of the original versus the translation, the translator’s choice of words among several, and the way certain colloquialisms, metaphors, etc. do or do not “work” in English.

No Contest : A.E. Stallings : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007

Friday’s performance, however, removed any conceit and all smug self-seriousness by assuming an unassuming gait, addressing the crowd in colloquialisms and congenial conversation.

Christopher O’Riley’s World Premiere of Nick Drake Emotionally Gripping 2007

She used kind of colloquialisms that really helped her connect saying you know darn right and you know I understand what it's like not to have health care.

CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2008 2008

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Journerdism | Will Sullivan's Stompin' ground for journalists and nerds. 2009

Following Bishops', colloquialisms were frowned on: Tyndale's serpent tells Mary "Tush, ye shall not die"; King James's insists "Ye shall not surely die".

The King James Bible reconsidered | David Edgar 2011

The challenge was actually in dialing back the language once I had poured it onto the page, making it accessible to people who aren't familiar with these expressions and colloquialisms.

Amy Greene talks about her first novel, Bloodroot, which brings her native Appalachia—and the faith and fury of its people—to rich and vivid life. 2010

Other topics discussed were cliches and colloquialisms, gendered pronouns, use of familial language with strangers, and spelling names in English.

Ed at Otakon — Saturday and Sunday » Manga Worth Reading 2009

So whence the joyless peevology, the empty outrage over nounings, neologisms, and colloquialisms?

“Attacks” on the language are greatly misunderstood 2009

We should have known the steps, the music had been in our blood for a decade filled with letters scrawled from Santa Cruz to Rio de Janeiro, phone calls fat with obscure literary references and blues lyrics and Texas colloquialisms and Oakland street slang.

Nuestro Ultimo Baile Misti Rainwater-Lites 2011

Poor punctuation, scattered with colloquialisms, use of sarcasm in writing (can be misconstrued even if incredibly obvious) and, in general, far too emotional.

A Model Complaint Letter (And Why You Should Never Travel On National Express) | Lifehacker Australia 2010