dialect
Example Sentences
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All the enlightened reformers in Europe were desperately trying to eliminate the peasant peculiarities and plebeian dialects that divided the peoples of their nations.
It’s very common to hear some dialect of Spanish being spoken on the backside of a racetrack.
From Los Angeles Times
He invited the elder Maniscalco to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was filming Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” so he could pick his brain about everything from being a hairdresser to Sicilian dialect.
From Seattle Times
Lee and most of the hundreds of others at Sunday’s commemoration spoke in the Taiwanese dialect, as they typically do during church services.
From Los Angeles Times
Drivers, assistants and other members of the crew sometimes juggled more than one role, appearing as extras and coaching actors in regional dialects.
From New York Times
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