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Definition
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- ") There, Levy says, like is not intended to introduce a literal, verbatim quotation, but an illustrative example, letting her "offer a stereotypical response for her brother."seven — Language from a State of Change (69% in)
- Valley Girls, Surfer Dudes, skateboarders, and snow punks all illustrate the bigger point that a huge amount of fresh language and new vocabularly is always being created by the young of each generation.seven — Language from a State of Change (71% in)
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- California speech illustrates the way people "middle" their accents.seven — Language from a State of Change (13% in)
- The speech of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a New Yorker, illustrates the admired and widely imitated earlier style.three — Toward a Standard: Putting the "R" in "American" (7% in)
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