[Homestead] Appearances
rayzentz at aim.com
rayzentz at aim.com
Fri Oct 3 13:45:04 EDT 2008
I believe it was I that mentioned colloquialisms. I was not saying
that palin was using euphamisms. that was someone else. I just said
that I am not bothered by them... or colloquialisms.
Ray
-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa K.V. Perry <lisakvperry at gmail.com>
To: homestead at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:17 am
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Appearances
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:26 PM, <Clansgian at wmconnect.com> wrote:
>
> > >Euphemisms don't bother me.
>
> "Bless their hearts" and such are not euphemisms. A euphemism is a
word or
> phrase substituted for one that cannot be mentioned because it is not
> acceptable in the discourse.
>
> She uses colloquialisms, which I believe was also mentioned. If not, I
imagined it.
My point or my issue with her delivery is that it is too casual.
> Colloquial language is informal language that is not rude, but would
not be
> used in formal situations. It is less unacceptable than
Slang<http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/slang.html>&
Swear
> Words <http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/swear-words.html>.
>
> A *colloquialism* is an informal expression, that is, an expression
not
> used in formal speech or writing.
>
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/colloquial.html
lkvp
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