colonial lag English

Meaning colonial lag meaning

What does colonial lag mean?

colonial lag noun

— (linguistics, now deprecated) The retention of certain lexical items in a colonial variety of a language which have fallen into disuse in the original language.

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How do I use colonial lag in a sentence?

Simple sentences

It's been a week, but I'm still suffering from jet lag.

I'm still suffering from jet lag.

He's coping with jet lag.

We have work to do, but if you need a day to recover from jet lag, we can start tomorrow.

I've been back for a week, but I'm still suffering from jet lag.

I've been back home for a week, but I'm still suffering from jet lag.

I feel exhausted because of jet lag.

Whenever I go abroad, I suffer from jet lag and diarrhea.

We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.

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