Parlance and Usage

Parlance

Parlance noun - A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language.

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Usage and parlance are semantically related In some cases you can use "Usage" instead a noun "Parlance".

Usage noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Parlance and usage are semantically related in phraseology topic. Sometimes you can use "Parlance" instead a noun "Usage".

normal	normal parlance	normal usage
common	common parlance	common usage
current	current parlance	current usage
correct	correct parlance	correct usage
Other adjectives: legal, popular, actual, general, military, official, modern.

Incredibly Lame Pun: The Doctor makes a series of these in 1138 AD, all of which fall flat thanks to them being based on parlance that won't enter common usage for centuries.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S35 E1 "The Magician's Apprentice"

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