The professor explained that "gonna" is a colloquialism not suitable for formal essays.

Writers often sprinkle their dialogue with colloquialisms to make characters sound authentic.

After the conference, the scholars colloquied late into the night about the manuscript's true authorship.

They stood on the veranda colloquying about the strange comet that had appeared the night before.

Over decades, the technical phrase colloquialized into a casual expression among locals.

The colloquializing edits to the manuscript made the narrator sound more like a friend than an academic.

By colloquializing the legal jargon, the lawyer made the contract easier for clients to understand.

She asked him to colloquialize the lecture notes so the students would understand them better.

When adapting her grandfather's letters for the blog, she colloquializes the formal phrasing so modern readers can relate.

Writers should be cautious when including colloquialities in historical fiction, as they can break the period's authenticity.