informal speech

Example Sentences

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The pungent reaction baffled linguists, who had long appreciated—and begun to seriously study—the “languageness” of Black English and other informal speech variants, such as Jamaican Patois, Swiss German, and Haitian Creole.

From The New Yorker • May 8, 2017

I have a feeling she’ll be back, with a faster processor and a better grasp of informal speech.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2016

By forgoing the vernacular in informal speech, she might come across as elitist, in the same way it might seem pretentious to purposefully use professional jargon when talking with a nonspecialist.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2014

Though "whom" is pompous in short questions and relative clauses, it is a natural choice in certain other circumstances, even in informal speech and writing.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2014

Factba.se counts as remarks any informal speech that lasts less than 30 minutes and excludes major events such as the inaugural address or joint address to Congress.

From Washington Post