Tag: colloquialism
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March 13, 2008 01:02 PM EDT --
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"Do we have plans next Saturday?"
"The 15 th ?"
"No, no - I mean next Saturday. The . . . more
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April 24, 2008 03:28 PM EDT --
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This week, we're looking at a linguistic foible that's actually heard quite often in conversational speech in Minnesota. . . . more
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July 05, 2008 11:36 PM EDT --
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
Or "I be." if you be using da slang... hehe
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January 31, 2008 10:38 AM EST --
What is it that makes the prodigal son ... prodigal? For a lot of people, it's the fact that he left and came back, but that's not quite right. And the misuse of prodigal doesn't sit well . . . more
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July 31, 2008 02:25 PM EDT --
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This week's topic is a figure of speech known as synecdoche . Gordon Jarvie, in the Bloomsbury Grammar . . . more
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July 24, 2008 02:44 PM EDT --
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Today's episode of Grammar Grater is about the expression, time is of the essence . This topic was inspired . . . more
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