Language is often a reflection of the culture that shapes it, impacting tone, idioms, dialects and even silence across regions.
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Ryan Kolln,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.
The plaintiffs are two transgender teens and their parents, who are all identified by pseudonyms in court filings.
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Matthew Kelly
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
All witnesses called to give evidence Monday were Jewish Australians who recounted their experiences of hatred, some speaking under pseudonyms out of fear for their safety.
That’s for sure when people speak patois, a vernacular version of English that’s based on a culture’s intonation.
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Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Real Miami-Dade officers, often occupying background roles, interacted in character during those stretches as well, sustaining the casual banter and shared patois of a working unit.
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