Question

colloquial The author, though obviously a professional writer, uses a colloquial style in this new book. kəˈloʊkwiəl

Accepted Answer

Conversational in style. Since colloquy means basically “conversation,” colloquial language is the language almost all of us speak. It uses contractions (“can't,” “it's,” “they've”), possibly some slang, lots of short words and not many long ones. But our language usually changes when we write, becoming more formal and sometimes even “literary.” Except in e-mails and text messages, many people never write a contraction or use the word “I”, and avoid informal words completely. But colloquial language isn't necessarily bad in writing, and it's sometimes more appropriate than the alternative

word	colloquial
definition	Conversational in style.
eg_sentence	The author, though obviously a professional writer, uses a colloquial style in this new book.
explanation	Since colloquy means basically “conversation,” colloquial language is the language almost all of us speak. It uses contractions (“can't,” “it's,” “they've”), possibly some slang, lots of short words and not many long ones. But our language usually changes when we write, becoming more formal and sometimes even “literary.” Except in e-mails and text messages, many people never write a contraction or use the word “I”, and avoid informal words completely. But colloquial language isn't necessarily bad in writing, and it's sometimes more appropriate than the alternative
IPA	kəˈloʊkwiəl

Colloquial Language Words Conversational Style Author Professional Writer