What does dictionarese mean?
Dictionarese means Alternative form of dictionaryese..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of dictionaryese..
With my average classes, once the word has been correctly guessed, I put its meaning on the board in the vernacular, rather than in "dictionarese."
Use dictionarese when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dictionarese means Alternative form of dictionaryese..
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With my average classes, once the word has been correctly guessed, I put its meaning on the board in the vernacular, rather than in "dictionarese."
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