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Definition of Idiom
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on a literal interpretation of the words in the phrase. For... read full definition
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on a literal interpretation of the... read full definition
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on... read full definition
Chapter 6
Explanation and Analysis—Northern English:
Eliot uses representations of Northern English speech to give her rural characters life on the page and to distinguish the dialogue of wealthy citizens from that of their less affluent neighbors. In Chapter 6, when Mr Macey is speaking to his counterparts about the Lammeters, Eliot actually presents the word "pronounced" in a nonstandard English, Northern way. Macey says:
Ay, ay; I know, I know; but I let other folks talk. I’ve laid by now, and gev up to the young uns. Ask them as have been to school at Tarley: they’ve learnt pernouncing; that’s come up since my day.
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