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Beryl Pfizer, journalist

I wonder what language truckdrivers are using, now that everyone is using theirs?

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watch one's language

[watch one's language] {v. phr.} To be careful of how one speaks; avoid saying impolite or vulgar things. * /"You boys watch your language," Mother said, "or you won't be […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

speak the same language

[speak the same language] {v. phr.} To have similar feelings, thoughts, and tastes; have a mutual understanding with another person. * /We both love listening to Mozart. Obviously, we speak […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

strong language

[strong language] {n. phr.} Cursing; swearing. * /When Ned learned that he had been fired, he used some very strong language about his boss./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(43 B.C.--18 A.D.), Roman poet It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.