Colloquial- used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
- In colloquial English, “kind of” is often used for “somewhat” or “rather.”
adjective col·lo·qui·al \ kə-ˈlō-kwē-əl \
This term was used previously in class. Its simple meaning is a when your use a conversational tone. For example, when your speaking to your friends and use words such as “yeah” or “wanna” instead of “yes” or ” want to”, is known as conversational tone. Colloquial tone is used in dialogue, in a informal way.
When therefore he, after the lapse of years, resumed his pen, the mannerism which he had contracted while he was in the constant habit of elaborate composition was less perceptible than formerly, and his diction frequently had a colloquial ease which it had formerly wanted.
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