All 6 Uses of
contrast
in
Do You Speak American?
- That is in pretty sharp contrast to tahm or tahd, which is how time and tide are said by Southerners who live inland in North Carolina.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- In contrast to this, dialects in some island communities are getting stronger and more distinctive, because they have not been overrun by dingbatters.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1) *
- The contrast between the vowels is maintained, however, because that neighboring vowel also shifts.†
Chpt 2 (definition 2) *
- By contrast, the other strand of Southern speech, the "r"-less dialect of the coastal or plantation South, is losing influence.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- By contrast, those residents she termed working-class had stayed put and retained, even intensified, the "Southernness" in their speech.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- To the extent that amelioration is happening, it's quite a contrast with the prejudice of two generations ago.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (contrast as in: contrast their writing styles) point to differences between; or compare to show differences
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(2) (contrast as in: there is a contrast) a difference -- especially a notable difference; or the side-x-side arrangement of things that draws attention to an unmissable difference