Sentence examples for the special language from inspiring English sources

Florence First, a retired school teacher, delivered an anecdotal address entitled "Teacher Talk," in which she attempted to interpret the special language of teachers.

"One day a man asked me something in the special language of the Mafia," Mr. Siclari said, recalling the day that he became hooked on the music.

That's A as in abortion, or "abah-NA-zip," to use the special language spoken by Ms. Parks's female characters when they discuss things gynecological.

In general, English language learners test into general education classes after two years, but they are still counted in that classification for accountability purposes two years after they leave the special language classes.

Not least, they bring their knowledge of the special language of science.

These are examples of the special language my 11 year-old daughter and I share.

Chappy, the thesaurus editor, in a preface to the 1986 New Dictionary of American Slang, wrote about the "special languages of subcultures," which have historically been responsible for giving us lively if "unrespectable" new terminology.

And this, in turn, should help Maye understand the special language-acquisition skills possessed by human infants.

She looks at everything as a wonderful surprise: the acorns that form a pattern on the ground, the shapes and special language of the clouds in the sky and the discovery of a new word, like "fabricated," all are moments of astonishment for her.

The program, which started as a pilot in February, allowed recruiters to enlist immigrants, most of them in the Army, with special language or medical skills who are in this country on temporary visas.

To try to ensure that students know English well by the time they graduate, the college had proposed sending those knowing the least English to special language immersion programs and cutting the number of courses offered in Spanish.