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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1751]
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==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1: of or relating to [[conversation]] : conversational
*1: of or relating to [[conversation]] : conversational
A '''colloquialism''' is a [[word]] or phrase that is employed in conversational or [[informal]] [[language]] but not in [[formal]] speech or [[academic]] [[writing]]. Dictionaries often display colloquial words and phrases with the abbreviation colloq. as an identifier. Colloquialisms are sometimes referred to collectively as "colloquial language"
A '''colloquialism''' is a [[word]] or phrase that is employed in conversational or [[informal]] [[language]] but not in [[formal]] speech or [[academic]] [[writing]]. Dictionaries often display colloquial words and phrases with the abbreviation colloq. as an identifier. Colloquialisms are sometimes referred to collectively as "colloquial language"
Informal colloquialisms include [[words]] (such as y'all, gonna, and wanna), phrases (such as old as the hills, raining cats and dogs, and dead as a doornail), and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphorisms aphorisms] (such as There's more than one way to skin a cat).
Informal colloquialisms include [[words]] (such as y'all, gonna, and wanna), phrases (such as old as the hills, raining cats and dogs, and dead as a doornail), and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphorisms aphorisms] (such as There's more than one way to skin a cat).
[[Words]] that have a [[formal]] [[meaning]] can also have a colloquial meaning. "Kid" can mean "young goat" in formal usage and "child" in colloquial usage.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquial]
[[Words]] that have a [[formal]] [[meaning]] can also have a colloquial meaning. "Kid" can mean "young goat" in formal usage and "child" in colloquial usage.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquial]
==Example==
==Example==
Colloquialisms for the plural of "you."
Colloquialisms for the plural of "you."