Dialogue techniques Flashcards

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Throw some shrimp on the barbie

Put some prawns on the barbecue

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Colloquialism

Words/phrases specific to somewhere

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“I like pizza”

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Vernacular

Neither eloquent nor colloquial speech understood by any English speaker

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I’m fixin’ for some slaw and soda pop.

I am craving some coleslaw and a soft drink.

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Dialect

Type of speech specific to a place

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He’s such a Dream stan

He stalks Dream as he’s a fan

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Slang

Unconventional everyday language

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I have rhinitis

I have a seasonal allergy

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Jargon

Language specific to a field

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Are you pulling my leg?

Are you messing with me?

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Idiom

A common phrase

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He passed (away)/kicked the bucket on Friday

He died on Friday

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Euphemism

A more palatable way of saying something

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Don’t sacrifice the present for the future

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Proverb

A saying with a wise and powerful message

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“It wasn’t much of a staycation as I still had a webinar”

“It wasn’t much of a holiday at home as I still had an online meeting”

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Neologism

A coined word to describe something new

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