Dialect and Saying

Dialect

Dialect noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.

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Saying and dialect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saying" instead a noun "Dialect".

Saying noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.

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Dialect and saying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dialect" instead a noun "Saying".

Nearby Word: say

old	old dialect	old saying
similar	similar dialect	similar saying
common	common dialect	common saying
certain	certain dialect	certain saying
Other adjectives: original, true, actual, obscure, new, unique, weird, local, regional, older, Dutch, Scottish.

Belters also have their own dialect that can make it difficult for "Inners" (Earthers and Martians) to understand what they're saying even when theoretically speaking the same language.

Source: Literature / The Expanse
The subtitles on Netflix claim that at one point Moss complains about having to use the "motherfucking stairs", something extremely out of character for him and his squeaky-clean dialect to say, but he clearly is saying "motherfudging" instead, making this an accidental kind of subversion.

Source: Series / The IT Crowd
And the character saying it (Gretchen) would definitely speak dialect.

Source: Useful Notes / German Dialects

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