language

=Language - colloquialisms=


 * **THE WORD OR EXPRESSION AS IT IS WRITTEN IN THE NOVEL** || **IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN STANDARD ENGLISH** || **EXPLANATION** ||
 * ** readin' ** || reading || ' instead of "g" to show that the ending of the word is not pronounced ||
 * ** ain't ** || isn't, aren't, am not ||  ||
 * ** 's not ** || it is not ||  ||
 * ** funnier'n longer'n ** || funnier than, longer than ||  ||
 * ** gonna ** || going to ||  ||
 * ** lemme ** || let me ||  ||
 * ** an' ** || and || ' instead of "d" to show that the ending of the word is not pronounced ||
 * ** Scout'n' me ** || Scout and me ||  ||
 * ** Ma'am ** || Madam ||  ||
 * ** bigger'n ** || bigger than || they just combined the words together ||
 * ** comin' ** || coming || did not include the g and added a ' ||
 * ** pizened ** || poisoned || Walter's way of saying the word, because he is not very educated or literate ||
 * ** 'em ** || them || shortened the word and added a ' in the front ||
 * ** ever' ** || every ||  ||
 * ** he ain't ** || he is not ||  ||
 * ** house's yo' ** || house is your || combined and shortened the words ||
 * ** comp'ny ** || company || replaced the "a" with ' ||
 * ** Yo' ** || you ||  ||
 * ** better'n ** || better than ||  ||
 * ** Ain't you ever ** || Haven't you ever ||  ||
 * ** c'n ** || can || ' instead of "a" ||
 * ** ye ** || you ||  ||
 * ** mornin' ** || morning || replaced "g" with ' ||
 * ** Jem'n me ** || Jem and me ||  ||
 * ** rainin' ** || raining || replaced "g" with ' ||
 * ** goin' ** || going || replaced "g" with ' ||
 * ** Burris't home ** || Burris at home ||  ||
 * ** You ain't said ** || You didn't say ||  ||
 * ** Hollerin' ** || Hollering || "g" is replaced with ' ||
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