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dialect

[dahy-uh-lekt] / ˈdaɪ əˌlɛkt /


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The East Ayrshire town plans to mark the anniversary of the poet's funeral and the publication of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect with a festival featuring poetry and music.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023

Dialect coaches have to be really good listeners.

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

Dialect, Washington said, was not just about mimicry, about reading a script with an accent.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 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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