Dialogue techniques Flashcards
Throw some shrimp on the barbie
Put some prawns on the barbecue
Colloquialism
Words/phrases specific to somewhere
“I like pizza”
Vernacular
Neither eloquent nor colloquial speech understood by any English speaker
I’m fixin’ for some slaw and soda pop.
I am craving some coleslaw and a soft drink.
Dialect
Type of speech specific to a place
He’s such a Dream stan
He stalks Dream as he’s a fan
Slang
Unconventional everyday language
I have rhinitis
I have a seasonal allergy
Jargon
Language specific to a field
Are you pulling my leg?
Are you messing with me?
Idiom
A common phrase
He passed (away)/kicked the bucket on Friday
He died on Friday
Euphemism
A more palatable way of saying something
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Don’t sacrifice the present for the future
Proverb
A saying with a wise and powerful message
“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”
Neologism
A coined word to describe something new
