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Description: but it can be used to try to transfer the mentality of sharing to groups that ordinarily would not be disposed to exercise it. For example, in brotherhoods, fraternal organizations, sororities, locutions like "the family of man," you try to get people who are not related

Ayad Akhtar

I consider myself to have been formed by a lot of the locutions and aesthetics and principles of the Muslim way of life, and those are an important part of my childhood and my identity.

American Actor

Camille Paglia

I despise the phony, fancy-pants rhetoric of professors aping jargon-filled European locutions - which have blighted academic film criticism for over 30 years.

American Author

Locution reveals cultural or social background, indicating the speaker's education or origin.

Cultural Indicator

Use specific locutions in formal settings to convey professionalism and eloquence.

Formal Contexts

Choose locutions deliberately to add layers of meaning or to affect your listener subtly.

Nuanced Meaning

Locution can indicate membership in a particular group or subculture.

Group Identity

Be aware that locutions can be generational, with younger people using different terms.

Generational Language

Remember that locution changes over time; today's slang can become tomorrow's standard language.

Evolving Vocabulary

People use locution to convey personality and attitude, intentionally or not.

Speech Mannerisms

Public figures often have a distinct locution that can influence public speaking trends.

Influential Speakers

 but it can be used to try to transfer the mentality of sharing to groups that ordinarily would not be disposed to exercise it. For example, in brotherhoods, fraternal organizations, sororities, locutions like "the family of man," you try to get people who are not related

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