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Polish
Etymology
Literally, “to speak from the letter”.
Pronunciation
Verb
mówić z litery impf
- (intransitive, idiomatic, Far Masovian) to speak standard Polish and not in one's dialect
- A, ślachetny taki cłowiek, tak se z litery mówi, cysto. ― Ah, he is a nobleman, he speaks Standard Polish, purely.
Further reading
- Stanisław Ciszewski (1909) “mówić z litery”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary mazowieckiej”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 7, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 207