eye dialect

English

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) Nonstandard spellings which, although they indicate a standard pronunciation, are deliberately substituted in place of the standard spellings, often to indicate that a speaker's regular use of language is nonstandard or dialectal.
  • (countable) A set of such nonstandard spellings, collectively used to reflect a certain form of speech.

Etymology

Com from English eye + English dialect.

Origin

English

dialect

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