A few days ago
Kevan

What are coined and colloguial words?

How does it differ from the other? Please give 2 examples for each. Thanks in advance! 🙂

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A few days ago
Hirata

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A coined word is an invented word. For example, ‘dauntless’ is a word coined by Shakespeare.

A colloquial word is an informal word relating to the spoken language or something like a slang. Examples are ‘ain’t’ and ‘gonna’.

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A few days ago
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Coined words are words that are created to apply to our ever changing world.

Metrosexual for example is coined word. It recently came into our language to mean a ‘stylish straight man’

Hippy is another one to refer to the Hippies of the 70’s.

Shakespeare coined many words such as eyeball.

Coined words also come from products.. such as Slinky.

iPhone.. coined e.t.c

Colloquial words are slang words:

Today commonly “shorty, bling… etc”

I think you may be able to find the difference =]

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A few days ago
Anonymous
I don’t know what coined is, but if by colloguial or whatever you mean colloquial then it means modern slang/speech. I.e. “Hey mate” or “Let’s meet at the mall for some grub”
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A few days ago
Pioneer
A coined word is made up or invented. I think “metrosexual” may be a coined word.

Colloquial words are informal, common everyday words, sometimes used regionally. Words such as “ain’t” or maybe “kids” instead of “children”.

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A few days ago
Thief♥of♥Hearts
try www.wordspy.com
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