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[dahy-uh-lekt] / ˈdaɪ əˌlɛkt /


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Dialect coaching is one of the last few parts of the entertainment industry not represented by a union or a guild, the professionals said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023

The American Dialect Society designated "they" as "word of the decade" for the 2010s.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2022

In 2020, the digital word of the year was doomscrolling, according to the American Dialect Society.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2021

He'd been along to a Twitter Space called Sing Your Dialect where the host let people take it in turns to sing a song of their choice.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2021

The American Dialect Society chooses the singular gender-neutral pronoun they as their Word of the Year.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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