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Years ago, lexicographers used the label Colloquial to designate words and senses that were at a language level somewhat below that of formal usage but not so low down and dirty as to be considered Vulgar or Slang.
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A correspondent writes from Brazil to say that it is his impression that the usage label Colloquial has virtually disappeared from English language dictionaries, being replaced by Informal.
Archive 2007-08-01 DC 2007
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A correspondent writes from Brazil to say that it is his impression that the usage label Colloquial has virtually disappeared from English language dictionaries, being replaced by Informal.
On informality in dictionaries DC 2007
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Colloquial or dialectal Arabic refers to the many national or regional varieties which constitute the everyday spoken language.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Arabic Language Expertise in the Military 2010
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Colloquial phrases need some mention of Jewishness -- "Jewish church" or "Jewish temple" -- for clarification.
Adam Valen Levinson: Finding The Persian Gulf's Only Synagogue Adam Valen Levinson 2011
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I told my Colloquial Egyptian Arabic teacher that I needed to leave class early and when she heard my reason, her face turned grave.
Days Of Rage: An American Student's Harrowing Story As Egypt Erupts In Protests Erin Biel 2011
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Colloquial english precedes written english in what is picked up in the vernacular for each.
National Grammar Day 2009: Ten Common Grammar Myths, Debunked « Motivated Grammar 2009
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Colloquial phrases need some mention of Jewishness -- "Jewish church" or "Jewish temple" -- for clarification.
Adam Valen Levinson: Finding The Persian Gulf's Only Synagogue Adam Valen Levinson 2011
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Colloquial phrases need some mention of Jewishness -- "Jewish church" or "Jewish temple" -- for clarification.
Adam Valen Levinson: Finding The Persian Gulf's Only Synagogue Adam Valen Levinson 2011
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Colloquial use, native to you and your brother, e.g.: “Dad pulled a Pinkerson last night when he threatened mom with her sewing scissors.”
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