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acrolect

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Definition of acrolect

as in mother tongue

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Acting was entirely new territory, but there was a comfort level in the role being Thai and her character speaking both English and her mother tongue.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
To clarify his point, the festival regular must cite his mother tongue.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026

Definition of mother tongue

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Please put on your batteries — a Mexican Spanish idiom that means to cowboy up.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Rooms are comfortable and in the same white idiom, often with jet-black bathrooms; some are duplexes with high ceilings and large windows.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

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Textbooks were in German, classmates spoke a Saxon dialect, while my grandfather’s novels were in Romanian.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
In India, the book Why Tibet Matters has been translated into 15 local dialects to galvanize solidarity among the host community.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

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Their influence stretched beyond music into fashion, dance trends and slang, and as member Pimpin' noted, fans are still doing the group's signature dance more than two decades later, something a SeaWorld whale recently proved.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities.

— Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 19 June 2026

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But Liberace was perhaps most beloved for his sassy patter with the audience, over-the-top costumes, and unforgettable performance style—which often involved him being driven onto the stage in a Rolls-Royce.

— Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2026
Norway fans kept up a steady patter of chants and song throughout the early innings, a display that prompted SNY field reporter Steve Gelbs to brave the throng.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026

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Among other things, the 1960s meetings known as Vatican II revolutionized the church’s relations with other Christians, Jews and people of other faiths and allowed Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Nevin remembered the songwriter as a melancholic genius, and insisted that Foster did not merely caricature Black Americans but used their vernacular to convey universal themes.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

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