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Colloquialisms can be a colorful and expressive method of written and verbal communication. Colloquialisms can be regional in nature. They typically convey a thought, message or make a point in a context that is familiar to the speaker and hopefully, also to the listener. For example, "that dog won't hunt" is a colloquialism that means that what is being said or done won't work out as hoped or planned or is not believed (to be true).

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Make a sentence with the word colloquial?

in the village on the north people speak colloquial


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An automobile is colloquially known as a "car".


Informal speech that people use in everyday language is called?

Colloquial


Colloquial used in a sentence?

Everyday language dialects used in everyday situation


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Yes. Very colloquial, not formal English at all, but yes.


Is this a sentence--Let's get this over with?

Yes. Very colloquial, not formal English at all, but yes.


What word means 'in general use'?

Colloquial.


How do you use the word would of in a sentence?

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Can you give a sentence using the word colloquial?

a quick clever brown fox,jumped over the lazy dog The accent of the man was colloquial to the area that he lived in.....not the above


Colloquial in sentence?

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When do you use colloquial?

You can use colloquial language when you speak to a person who you know well, and you are comfortable to speak to someone. You should not use colloquial language with someone who you do not know.


How do you use highfalutin in a sentence?

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