Colloquialisms

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Colloquialisms Explained • What is a colloquialism? Why are they used? What are some examples? What's the difference between colloquial language and slang? How exactly do you pronounce colloquialism, anyway? In this video, I answer all of your questions as we revise colloquialisms. There's an explanation of why they're called colloquialisms, some examples, the effects that a writer using colloquial language could have, and a short task for you to practise identifying colloquialisms too. • ------------------------------------------------------- • 0:00 Introduction • 0:12 What is a colloquialism? • 1:01 Colloquialism or slang? • 1:26 Example: Contractions • 1:53 Example: Idioms • 2:35 Example: Informal Phrases • 2:55 Example: Abbreviations • 3:21 Reasons to use colloquialisms • 4:44 Colloquialism Task • ------------------------------------------------------- • Slides: • https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource... • Music by Pate Resources

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