- is
evaluated in a
different way than with more
formal propositions.
Colloquialisms are
distinct from
slang or jargon.
Slang refers to
words used only by...
- "Cold
enough to
freeze the
balls off (or on) a br**** monkey" (also "br****
monkey weather") is a
colloquial expression used by some
English speakers to...
- Dyslexia,
previously known as word blindness, is a
learning disability that
affects either reading or writing.
Different people are
affected to different...
- In
Catholic theology,
Limbo (Latin: limbus, 'edge' or 'boundary',
referring to the edge of ****) is the
afterlife condition of
those who die in original...
-
Friendship is a
relationship of
mutual affection between people. It is a
stronger form of
interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "****ociation"...
- "Southern belle" (from
French belle 'beautiful') is a
colloquialism for a
debutante or
other fashionable young woman in the
planter class of the Antebellum...
-
Detonating cord (also
called detonation cord, detacord, detcord,
blasting rope, or
primer cord) is a thin,
flexible plastic tube
usually filled with pentaerythritol...
- "Internets", also
known as "The Internets", is a Bushism-turned
catchphrase used
humorously to
portray the
speaker as
ignorant about the
Internet or about...
- use of language,
characterized by a
straightforward style abundant in
colloquialisms,
greatly contribute to the president's po****rity in Russia. The most...
- literature. SLE
varies from
British or
American English in
elements such as
colloquialisms, vocabulary, syntax, pronunciation, and
emphasis of syllables. SLE generally...
