NONSTANDARD
Scrabble letter values: N1O1N1S1T1A1N1D2A1R1D2 = 13
Definition
- adjective not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community.
- adjective varying from or not adhering to a standard.
- adjective not standard.
Examples
- “a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups”
- “the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech- A.R.Dunlap”
- “nonstandard windows”