Sentence example with the word 'colloquialisms'

colloquialisms

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They were written in pithy and popular language, full of proverbs and colloquialisms. Plato is said to have introduced them into Athens and to have made use of them in his dialogues; according to Suidas, they were Plato's constant companions, and he even slept with them under his pillow.   [Please select]

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His colloquialisms seemed to Carol no more lax than their habitual slang.   [Please select]

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Many persons who never write ungrammatically are inaccurate in speech, and the very familiarity and ease of manner which the story-teller must assume may lead her into colloquialisms and careless expressions.   [Please select]

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