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8. Which of the following lines from "Girls Can We Educate We Dads?" contains an example of a colloquialism? a) "the world's a free place" b) "A girl is a girl" c) "I okay from top to foot" d)"will get a pretty satan at her side"
9. Which of the following best describes the diction of this excerpt from "When Greek Meets Greek"? "This fellar was Chandrilaboodoo (after this, we calling this man Chan) and he had a big beard with a hairnet over it, and he was wearing a turban. When he see Ram, he clasp his hands with the palms touching across his chest by way of greeting." (1 point) a) technical and detached b) informal and colloquial c) vivid and metaphorical d) lofty and formal

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  • The line from Girls Can We Educate We Dads that contains an example of colloquialism is d): will get a pretty satan at her side.
  • The one that best describes the diction of this excerpt from When Greek Meets Greek is b): informal and colloquial.

Explanation:

  • Let's remember that a colloquialism is a word or phrase that is not formal or literary and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation. Having this in mind, and although all the options are very informal, d is the one that has a non literal meaning and is a way of saying another thing, but using satan as an adjective to describe a way of behaving.
  • This excerpt from When Greek Meets Greek is full of informal and colloquial words; examples for this are words like fellar, we calling, and clasp which create a very informal tone. The reader can tell that the speaker is expressing this experience in a familiar conversation and that is the reason why it is informal and colloquial.

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