Literary notes about Colloquial (AI summary)
In literature, the term colloquial is employed to highlight language that mirrors everyday speech rather than refined, literary diction. Authors often use it to denote expressions, phrases, or structures that are rooted in common conversation and sometimes even regional or informal variations. For example, one work describes it as language “vigorously hammered together” to create a robust, if less polished, effect [1], while another contrasts it directly with literary usage by noting that every language has “the colloquial and the literary” [2]. This informal register can be found in everything from idiomatic phrases used as a sort of “tried out” vernacular [3] to the conversational terms that capture the spirit of dialogue in literature [4, 5]. In various contexts—from the depiction of everyday monetary terminology [6] to the demonstration of authentic, spontaneous exclamations and corrections in dialogue [7]—the colloquial provides a means for writers to infuse their narratives with a sense of immediacy and cultural specificity.