Music is the vernacular of the human soul. From LearnThat.org. [Geoffrey Latham.]
For the Yankee vernacular is dying out of New England. From Wordnik.com. [The Yankee Myth] Reference
I'm drawn to people who use a certain vernacular and communicate with words. From Wordnik.com. [November 2006] Reference
I think the vernacular is DRAMA QUEEN, showing up in a media hangout wearing red?!?. From Wordnik.com. [Start spreading the news: Palin in New York] Reference
Klinger commented, employing the vernacular equivalent for the English word "bride.". From Wordnik.com. [Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter] Reference
So he has a certain vernacular, and a certain way he needs to talk right now, Nagin said. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Bobby Jindal’s Hostages] Reference
A search for data on the number of non-Chinese Malaysian pupils in Chinese vernacular schools for this feature proved futile. From Wordnik.com. [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator]
He says parents are happy with the teaching environment in Chinese vernacular schools, noting that these schools have a reputation of performing well. From Wordnik.com. [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator]
It's really about what we could call the vernacular imperative for American aesthetics. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Devils of Nada: A Contemporary American Approach to Aesthetic Statement] Reference
The buildings are prime examples of what's called vernacular architecture, local historians say. From Wordnik.com. Reference
What interests me is what you might call vernacular writing, writing that connects you to a place. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Whilst many of these terms may have entered the common vernacular, that is not the case with the majority. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 3] Reference
I think the vernacular is “pwnd” honestly, there really wasn’t a need to remove the four supporting posts. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - This is really hard to watch. Ice Sculpture Death] Reference
Second, the "vernacular" defense is pretty much nonsense. From Wordnik.com. [Top Hillary Advisers Repeatedly Complained To MSNBC About Chris Matthews] Reference
Emile said it was part of the "vernacular" of an older home. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy Drexler: Improper Construction] Reference
And no, I'm not going to define "vernacular" for you, either. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Hillary Personally Slams Obama Over Reagan Comments] Reference
Perhaps I can return to that word "vernacular" and with it to the start of my speech. From Wordnik.com. [Change in Modern Ireland] Reference
The tech sites speak their own vernacular which is a tad intimidating for the unenniciated. From Wordnik.com. [Ted Hope: 38 Ways the Film Industry Is Failing Today] Reference
Latin was not introduced simply as a "vernacular": the language of the Latin liturgy is not by any means street language. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
As well, the form of English used was also relatively plain, as though this is what "vernacular" necessarily entailed for the liturgy. From Wordnik.com. [Cardinal DiNardo, the Book of Divine Worship, and Thoughts on Hieratic English in the Liturgy] Reference
Make magazine-style creations, with perhaps a historical exhibit or two on "vernacular" design. From Wordnik.com. [Vol. 2: design-management.de] Reference
She also seeks to bring in the vernacular, meaning non-Sanskritic, traditions of Hinduism into the picture. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
It is precisely the plain downright English vernacular which is thoroughly intelligible to everybody who is capable of reading. From Wordnik.com. [English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century] Reference
I suppose the best answer is that you can make yourself understood using simple sentences without any kind of vernacular whatsoever. From Wordnik.com. [Mobility Site] Reference
Russo said Rubio has mastered the "vernacular" of the Tea Party, but he said some in the movement have come to question his sincerity. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
"vernacular" performance tradition, the idioms, the vocabulary …. From Wordnik.com. [Opera Today] Reference
In the vernacular, formaldehyde is embalming fluid. From Wordnik.com. [About Last Night] Reference
In divorce, some words have taken on new meaning in our vernacular. From Wordnik.com. [Relatively Speaking] Reference
Even dedicated theologians can struggle to make sense of America's religious vernacular. From Wordnik.com. [A Dictionary Of The Divine] Reference
Often when he tries to adopt what he imagines to be the local vernacular it comes out wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Rediscovering 'Real People'] Reference
Costarring Danny DeVito, this promises tasty bites of Leonard's inimitable vernacular style. From Wordnik.com. [Goodbye To The Kids' Stuff] Reference
Young suburban parents -- '' soccer moms, '' in the new political vernacular -- were responding. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Card] Reference
Choreographers like me began to use music that was more in the popular vernacular as well as using an older tradition of music. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
This year's abundant blues, jazz, country and rock reissues make a virtual decade-by-decade history of vernacular music, American style. From Wordnik.com. [All I Want For Christmas...] Reference
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