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funaholic
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funaholic asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

Is there a name for using slang and purposely misspelled words in dialogue?

such as making the characters say words like " 'em " or "wutcha"

i thought there was a specific name for it, but i can't remember it...

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    dialect

  • why
    1 decade ago

    Ignorance, perhaps?!

  • Udontnome (ad space for sale)
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    country, redneck, ignorant ??? I dunno... (lol)

    Source(s): *jj
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