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Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of for mality. As such, these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dic tionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are under stood by almost all speakers of language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are collo quial language. Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identi fied. Both Colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than in writing.
Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also passes
A. Standard speech.
B. Idiomatic speech.
C. Different types of speech.
D. Dictionary usag

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Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of for mality. As such, these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dic tionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are under stood by almost all speakers of language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are collo quial language. Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identi fied. Both Colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than in writing.
Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also passes
A. Words and phrases accepted by the majority for formal usage.
B. Words and phrases understood by the majority but not found in standard dictionaries.
C. Words and phrases that are understood by a restricted group of speakers.
D. Words and phrases understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as formal usag

Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified. Both Colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than in writing.
Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also passes into standard speech, but other
A. Standard speech.
B. Idiomatic speech.
C. Different types of speech.
D. Dictionary usage.