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vulgarism
noun as in corruption
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For instance, the use of "most" for "almost" is distinctly, if not a vulgarism, at least a colloquialism.
Contrast with the case of "scientist" a vulgarism such as the use of "transpire" in the sense of "happen."
They are also called bivalves bi the unlearned, but this iz a vulgarism.
Skroud and skrouge for croud, are sometimes heard among people that should be ashamed of the least vulgarism.
I think this vulgarism is heard among the English peasantry too: though we have the honour and glory of evolving it independently.
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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to vulgarism, such as: barbarism, debasement, decay, defilement, distortion, and falsification.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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