For the educated few, those who could read and write, the lack of a common dialect mattered little.

As ijekavian is the common dialect of all official languages, it will be used for examples on this page.

Some casual pronunciation is common to most dialects of Japanese.

The common dialect, used in the decrees of the Achaean League.

This pronunciation is also used in the common dialect of southern Russia.

The common dialect has made the term Madurai refer to a much larger area than it actually is.

Everyone can understand and speak the common dialect though.

He had a Norwegian look and spoke in a common eastern dialect.

Oda's common dialect and gestures were a little different, but they understood the essence of her comment.

Ballads usually use the common dialect of the people and are heavily influenced by the region in which they originate.