Example sentences for: slurvian

How can you use “slurvian” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • I have heard milk pronounced “meowk” by one of my Georgia relatives, but I would hesitate to label “meowk” as an example of double-syllable Slurvian.

  • In his article, “American Slurvian” [XIV, 2], Richard Lederer issued a delicious challenge; however, some of the terms he claims are examples of Slurvian are highly suspect.

  • Perhaps we Slurvophobes should be alert to three types of pure Slurvian; regular, elevated, and complete sentence.

  • Whereas “Mayan” is dialect, “mahn,” bearing a squashed i , could certainly be considered an impure Slurvian form of the word.

  • At first I was prepared to offer “sparrow grass” (for asparagus ) as elevated Slurvian; I now retract the offer.


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