The novelist tried to write colloquially. From LearnThat.org.
This building is colloquially referred to as The Barn. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
People use the term colloquially to mean that something sells for 3x its cost, but that isn’t what ‘markup’ means in business. From Wordnik.com. [Question of the Day: What’s Up With Restaurant Wine Prices? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
But I am not using the word colloquially: col·lo·qui·al (k-lkw-l) adj. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
Sí se puede is usually translated in English, colloquially, as "yes, we can.". From Wordnik.com. [Barack Obama's new line: "Yes we can."] Reference
In the accounts of this time there is not -- to use the phrase colloquially -- a touch of romance. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Wagner Composer of Operas] Reference
Can I just tell you, speaking colloquially, that is not cool. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News]
In the accounts of this time there is not ” to use the phrase colloquially ” a touch of romance. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Wagner]
Do you use this phrase colloquially and edit it in manuscript, or are you okay with “firing arrows” ?. From Wordnik.com. [GALEN BLINKED HIS ELBOW « Fantasy Author's Handbook] Reference
I must confess I think that using that term colloquially conveys that you’re a dweeb, and not muchmore. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Recovering the lost English language:] Reference
Messrs. Longears are called colloquially, were not lazy -- oh, no! they were simply averse to leaving home!. From Wordnik.com. [Birds of the Rockies] Reference
“I’m waitin’ on yer man”: “Yer man” used colloquially is “That fella/guy,” “this/that person here/over there.”. From Wordnik.com. [Another video moment (commercial this time) | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit"] Reference
But walking up and palming my puff, particularly without permission, could I just tell you - speaking colloquially, that is not cool. From Wordnik.com. [Keep Your Hands Off The Hair] Reference
Of course . . .but I was speaking ... 'colloquially'. From Wordnik.com. [A Books Meme] Reference
To the right is what’s called colloquially “stinky” tofu. From Wordnik.com. [The Southern Reaches of Heaven] Reference
They are colloquially alluded to as "Americanistas.". From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
GUPTA: Yes, it's sort of given that name colloquially. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2007] Reference
Although colloquially this does not sound at all so badly as in. From Wordnik.com. [Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.)] Reference
Following that list is another, colloquially known as "the B-list". From Wordnik.com. [Readers recommend: songs inspired by poems] Reference
Optionally, before the proper name of a woman used colloquially, as. From Wordnik.com. [Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.)] Reference
MCCANN: Well, colloquially, you know, you call it wiring a country up. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2003] Reference
No matter; the British Army, colloquially speaking, knew its way about. From Wordnik.com. [The Siege of Kimberley] Reference
On sign-posts as well as colloquially this hamlet is known as "Martinstown.". From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter] Reference
Scouts were colloquially known as 'brawns' as opposed to their ship 'brains'. From Wordnik.com. [the ship who sang]
I know that the phrase is colloquially used, but nevertheless, it is unfortunate. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
Sort of colloquially, within the medical community, they call it milk of amnesia. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2009] Reference
The sumo enthusiasts at Todai, as the university is colloquially known, are a quirky aberration. From Wordnik.com. [Student Sumos] Reference
Bizarre white fish laced with black, Paraplagusia japonica, known colloquially as "black-tongues.". From Wordnik.com. [If You Knew Sushi] Reference
Ladies and gentlemen, I know I'm told I talk too colloquially, but there's something about this guy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2008] Reference
I know you said it's extremely rare, but how does it -- I mean, can you us colloquially how it's called?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Press Conference on Former President Gerald Ford's Health - August 5, 2000] Reference
MR. MCCURRY: I'd describe it as colloquially as the President has lost his voice; it is missing in action. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
In his public declarations he would speak colloquially and, arms thrown wide, throw his fists down on the podium. From Wordnik.com. [Banana Republic, U.S.A.? "Populism" Comes to America] Reference
It contains dechlorinated byproducts , colloquially referred to as DBPs, which are considered to be carcinogenic. From Wordnik.com. [Chlorine Treatment Seen as Risky] Reference
At one level, major world leaders have major world weapons, or to put it more colloquially, big boys have big toys. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 28, 2002] Reference
GUPTA: Well, it's interesting -- a sort of, colloquially within the medical community they call it milk of amnesia. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2009] Reference
Through all this mutability of fortune, the inhabitants have always referred colloquially to the place as “Piter.”. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher Hitchens on St. Petersburg] Reference
Before long, the bureau became known colloquially as “the Jail” because of its lack of privacy and its wire fence. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times's Lonely War] Reference
Its signals travel by means of the electromagnetic spectrum, specifically that segment known colloquially as the airwaves. From Wordnik.com. [Public Or Private?] Reference
Good to know that delineation between snow mobile and snow machine, where I came from they were colloquially known as "Ski-Doos.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 11, 2008] Reference
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