COLLOQUIALISM

Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language | 1998 | 286 words | Copyright

COLLOQUIALISM. A semi-technical term, sometimes mildly pejorative, for informal speech generally and any expression that is typical of it, especially if regarded as non- or substandard: ain't in He ain't comin' (He is not coming); gonna in They're gonna do it (They are going to do it).

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