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well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter.
—“ain’t i a woman?,”
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what type of diction is “something out of kilter” an example of?
○ formal
○ informal
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"Something out of kilter" is an example of informal diction. Informal diction uses colloquial, conversational language, and phrases like this (less formal, more casual) are typical of informal speech or writing, as opposed to formal diction which is more structured, academic, or proper.
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