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/dæt/ · determiner
(dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that..
Pidgin is a combination of expressions and phrases that are recognizable to those who speak it. To non-Pidgin speakers, it may sound like slang. For example, “dat” means that and “fadda” means father or dad.
Dey vanished...but it wasn't too long ago dat dey did. Dey oughta still be nearby.
Whadda I do? Dis an' dat.
Use dat. when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dat. means (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that..
Common synonyms include digital audiotape.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Pidgin is a combination of expressions and phrases that are recognizable to those who speak it. To non-Pidgin speakers, it may sound like slang. For example, “dat” means that and “fadda” means father or dad.
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