#colloquialisms — Public Fediverse posts

All of us who speak colloquial English have totally missed our chance to make "bear my beer" a thing.

I mean, if you wanted the holder of your beer to provide entertainment as well, you could even say, "Bear bare my beer."

And if said beerholder is of the ursine variety, you'd be blessed by the language deities to be able to command: "Bare bear, bear my beer!"

We could all stand to be a bit more creative with our words.

#ILoveLanguage
#EnglishLanguage
#colloquialisms
#bears
#beer
#HoldMyBeer

What are your favourite #Australian #colloquialisms?

I'm flat out like a lizard drinkin to think of one that isn't crass, but I do like, "on the piss" to mean "a bit wonky" or "slightly leaning".

#word #play #readers #writers

first I've ever heard Tomato Ketchup called "Tommy K"

#UK #colloquialisms

“Yeah, Yeah, Yeah”

Not sure if this phrase has become prevalent outside the US, but if you are inside the US listen for this phrase.

Said to demonstrate understanding.

I hear it 20 times a day, It is driving me nuts!🌰

#Language
#Colloquialisms

Anybody out there still saying "far out"?

#lexicon #colloquialisms

I’m really not liking “of course” as a substitute for “you’re welcome.”

But I’m not quite sure why. 🤔

#language #colloquialisms #ofcourse

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https://boffosocko.com/2024/07/13/55824202/

#WritersCoffeeClub Feb. 28: Should you avoid running around the Wrekin, beating about the bush, and avoid colloquialisms?

You should use #Colloquialisms if you aim to give a familiar flavor to your characters' speech. You don't want to OVERUSE them to the point readers roll their eyes or resort to skimming your #Dialogue, having heard too much of it before.

#diction #colloquialisms #writingCommunity #uk
If 'innit' is British colloquial for "isn't it," is 'dinnit' colloquial "doesn't it?"

Thanks to everyone who responded to my question about common skeuomorphisms!

I've created a page on my website to gather all of them (and more) together:

https://sidneys1.com/Skeuomorphisms/

#linguistics #language #vernacular #colloquialisms #skeuomorphism #blog

In my kid's #lexicon : "holy balls," e.g., "holy balls, it's hot out." #colloquialisms

does the phrase "welcome IN" annoy anybody but me?

I feel like the "in" part is implied in the "welcome" already. You can't welcome somebody out... lol
It's redundant, IMO 😂

#words #phrases #colloquialisms #sayings

I say it all the time!!

#USSouth #Southern #Contractions #Yall #Georgia #Colloquialisms