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Definition of telegraphese in English: telegraphesenoun ˌtɛlɪɡrəˈfiːzˌtɛləɡræˈfiz mass nouninformal The terse, abbreviated style of language used in telegrams. Example sentencesExamples - ASAP - as soon as possible - is one of the remnants of telegraphese.
- Curiously enough, however, as an aid to memory in the spelling of words the telegraphese is useful.
- Would this be an appropriate moment to draw to your attention the interesting case of postcardese, a derivative of telegraphese perhaps.
- In fact, unquote should really be end quote: unquote is a relic of telegraphese - but let's not get too picky.
- The telegraph girl should be discreet and show no interest in meaning; her task is translate English or whatever language into telegraphese.
Rhymes Achinese, Ambonese, appease, Assamese, Balinese, Belize, Beninese, Bernese, bêtise, Bhutanese, breeze, Burmese, Cantonese, Castries, cerise, cheese, chemise, Chinese, Cingalese, Cleese, Congolese, Denise, Dodecanese, ease, éminence grise, expertise, Faroese, freeze, Fries, frieze, Gabonese, Genoese, Goanese, Guyanese, he's, Japanese, Javanese, jeez, journalese, Kanarese, Keys, Lebanese, lees, legalese, Louise, Macanese, Madurese, Maltese, marquise, Milanese, Nepalese, officialese, overseas, pease, Pekinese, Peloponnese, Piedmontese, please, Portuguese, Pyrenees, reprise, Rwandese, seise, seize, Senegalese, she's, Siamese, Sienese, Sikkimese, Sinhalese, sleaze, sneeze, squeeze, Stockton-on-Tees, Sudanese, Sundanese, Surinamese, Tabriz, Taiwanese, tease, Tees, these, Timorese, Togolese, trapeze, valise, Viennese, Vietnamese, vocalese, wheeze Definition of telegraphese in US English: telegraphesenounˌteləɡraˈfēzˌtɛləɡræˈfiz informal The terse, abbreviated style of language used in telegrams. Example sentencesExamples - Curiously enough, however, as an aid to memory in the spelling of words the telegraphese is useful.
- In fact, unquote should really be end quote: unquote is a relic of telegraphese - but let's not get too picky.
- ASAP - as soon as possible - is one of the remnants of telegraphese.
- The telegraph girl should be discreet and show no interest in meaning; her task is translate English or whatever language into telegraphese.
- Would this be an appropriate moment to draw to your attention the interesting case of postcardese, a derivative of telegraphese perhaps.
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