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wording collapse: the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

wordage collapse

parlance collapse: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

phrasing collapse: the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line

vocalization collapse

phraseology collapse

verbiage collapse: overabundance of words

rhetoric collapse: study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); using language effectively to please or persuade

oratory collapse: addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"

bad taste collapse

formulation collapse: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"; a substance prepared according to a formula

vulgarism collapse

dialect collapse: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

grammar collapse: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)

flatulence collapse: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

barbarism collapse

locution collapse

big talk collapse

idiom collapse: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

pomposity collapse

vulgarity collapse

rudeness collapse

ponderousness collapse: an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency; "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"; "his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition"

infelicity collapse: inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

gaudiness collapse

cacophony collapse: loud confusing disagreeable sounds

sensationalism collapse: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"; subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes

impurity collapse: the condition of being impure; worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water"

ostentation collapse: pretentious or showy or vulgar display; lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity; a gaudy outward display

usage collapse

convolution collapse: the action of coiling or twisting or winding together

coarseness collapse: the quality of lacking taste and refinement; looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth); the quality of being composed of relatively large particles

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