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[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 11 points 1 week ago

It depends a lot how you use both words. For me:

  • colloquialism - anything you wouldn't use in a higher register of the language (e.g. when speaking with a judge, or when writing to a formal-ish audience)
  • slang - colloquialisms allowed only in specific settings and associated primarily with a subculture

So one is a subset of the other. Some colloquialisms are not slang (e.g. EN gonna, tryna, wanna), but slang is always colloquialism (e.g. big dick energy, skibidi, bussy).

Note: that's how I use both words. But not even linguists agree on their definitions, so don't see yours as incorrect.

[-] hilliard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

here's the thing

[-] allo@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

cute. a word that is itself

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Same with onomatopoeia - it sounds exactly like how it's said

[-] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Marvelous catch!

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