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Colloquialism

Colloquialism. In Of Mice and Men. Colloquialism…what is it?. The language of the common man… Or everyday language – not formal speech – in a region. Back then…when I was in high school…. Talk to the hand! Shady Hasta la vista, baby. Aiight As if! That was da bomb Bling bling Boo ya!

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Colloquialism

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  1. Colloquialism In Of Mice and Men

  2. Colloquialism…what is it? • The language of the common man… • Or everyday language – not formal speech – in a region

  3. Back then…when I was in high school… • Talk to the hand! Shady • Hasta la vista, baby. • Aiight • As if! • That was da bomb • Bling bling • Boo ya! • Don’t go there!

  4. What about you? • Are there things you say…that adults just simply don’t understand???

  5. How about in texting… • LOL! I gtg ttyl, k? • dat wz funE! W@ Dd u do? • RUF2T? u ok?

  6. Or in your everyday language…? • I’m gellin’ like Magellan. • It was bad news bear… • Y’all must be trippin’! • Holla!

  7. Do you think other parts of the country…or world…also have their own “language?” • She sure was purdy! And she’s got some horse sense, too! • Oh blimey! • The new worker is bobbins. • You got pwned! Get off this forum, you n00b.

  8. In Of Mice and Men • She’s got the eye. • I ain’t gonna have no pants rabbits in my bed. • That wife of his sure is a looloo. • Ha! I knew he was yella as a frog belly! • You know, we could roll up a stake and get us that farm…

  9. How do you define standard English? What kind of assumption do people often make about those who do not speak in standard English? For example, what do people from California sometimes think of southern accents?

  10. In what ways do the two men speak “nonstandard” English? Write down some concrete examples, and explain why they are nonstandard. From the sound of their speech (and the subject matter of their talk), do you make assumptions about where they’re from? What kind of education do they have? What kind of work they most likely do?

  11. Do you see similarities between the way Steinbeck writes the dialogue between these characters and the sound of the speaker’s voice in “To a Mouse”? If so, what are those similarities? For example, are words cut off or shortened in a similar way? What effect do such similarities have on your interpretation of these texts? Think about the theme of the poem as it was discussed in your group. Are George and Lennie similar to the speaker? Or are they like the mouse?

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