| Both works also display Jones's preoccupation with the manifold dimensions of language through their deliberate echoes of African American dialects and colloquialisms. |
| However, it is wise to avoid slang and colloquialisms in written work as these undermine the writer's authority. |
| The illustrations were augmented, and the entry and definition coverage expanded to include Americanisms, slang, and colloquialisms. |
| Good conversation features colloquialisms, colour and the natural rhythm of speech. |
| Cajun French, for the most part, is a spoken, unwritten language filled with colloquialisms and slang. |
| She has continued to work at her English finding now that idioms and colloquialisms are the main problem. |
