Word of the Day
Colloquialisms
What in the world does this mean??
An expression not used in formal speech, writing or paralinguistics, such as "ya'll", "gonna", or "wanna".
What on Earth is its origin??
Hmm. You tell me! I'm sure it was the dirty swamps of Louisiana, just saying.
Oh, I ask you, please use one in a sentence!
"I reckin that ya'lls gators got loose only because you ain't been watchin' dem closely enough!"
Finding out that saying "ya'll" so profusely actually was considered a "colloquialism" made me quite happy. I never thought that something so improper could have such an intense and confusing name.
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