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COLLOQUIAL VOCABULARY
It falls into common and special colloquial vocabulary.
Common colloquial vocabulary comprises familiar words that occur in everyday familiar talk
and are not used in literary speech (when used then their function is irony and humour). Here
belong:
1. Colloquial synonyms of neutral words (e.g. "to limb" "to hang out", "clever" "smart",
"agree" "to jibe", "man" "chap"/"guy").
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2. Interjections introduce colloquial touch (e.g. gosh, drat, gee).
3. Neutral words used figuratively (e.g. "windbag" talkative person, "juicy" good or
fine, "half-baked" silly, "a big gun" important person).
4. Diminutive forms e.g. "daddy", "sweetie", "lambkin".
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