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A colloquialism is a word or phrase used in everyday conversation, but generally avoided in formal speech and writing.
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Is there a difference between "cheers" and "thanks" in colloquial British English?
I spent many summers in Woking (Surrey) and "cheers" is pretty common in that area.
For example, everyone said "cheers" to the bus driver when getting off.
If you have doubts about which one using, j …
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What does "Eleventy-seven" mean?
From Urban Dictionary:
An imaginary number to be used when you have lost count of something
and you need to verbally state a quantity.
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