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The results were weighted according to age, gender, mother tongue, region, education and presence of children in the household.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024 -
Likewise, most of the world’s approximately 400 million native English speakers had other mother tongues in their families until relatively recently.—
Ross Perlin,
The Dial,
14 Nov. 2024
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For instance, the grammar and translation method has been modernized to help students grasp complex concepts like abstract words, idioms and metaphors.—
Geoffrey Alphonso,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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As romantic nationalism surged, scholars travelled the country collecting fairy tales, folk songs, local idioms, and traditional crafts.—
Caitlyn Murphy,
Hazlitt,
18 Dec. 2024
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The body of water first showed up on European maps in the 1500s and has had at least 32 names in different languages and dialects throughout the years.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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Much of the driving dialogue is in Irish, and most importantly, in the Ulster dialect.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 Dec. 2024
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Technical jargon of any type can feel overwhelming and make even the most intelligent person feel out of touch.—
Steve Gickling,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Making these oversized elephants dance will take way more than slashing budgets and slapping agile jargon on the all-hands PowerPoint presentations.—
Greg Orme,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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The word has been in medieval parlance for centuries.—
Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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The problem is, in simple parlance, too many dollars chasing too few goods.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Anchored by Hailee Steinfeld’s charmingly sly title performance, the series cleverly enmeshes Dickinson’s indelible poetry with everyday frustrations (parents, crushes), world-historical occasions (the Civil War) and thoroughly modern slang.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Both the real and digital worlds are constantly evolving, and Gen Alpha (and the generations after them) will continue to bring in their own slang and cultural references, which often leave older generations feeling out of the loop.—
Gilda D'Incerti,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Ever the needler, Travis hands her money to buy a book to learn to speak English, because her hillbilly patter will drive him crazy.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
15 Dec. 2024
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In a mode somewhat reminiscent of Diablo Cody’s early films, this screenplay’s snappy patter can cross a line from sharp to merely show-offy.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
13 Dec. 2024
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In the 53 years since the Baker Act took effect, the statute authored by late lawmaker Maxine Baker has entered the Florida vernacular as a verb.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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In the past decade, underground electronic and experimental scenes in Seoul, Manila, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh, Shanghai, Taipei, Bangkok—the list goes on—began developing their own vernacular and forming a network within Asia.—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
5 Oct. 2024
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