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Sjowaázh was highly diglossic until recently and still is to some extent. Sjowaázh varieties differ mainly in vocabulary and affixes and secondarily in accent. High Sjowaázh, which is significantly influenced by Classical Sjowaázh, is regarded as the "proper language" and is used in literature, public announcements and by the upper classes, while the lower orders speak varieties and sociolects which are sometimes mutually unintelligible. The diglossia is also influenced by gender: urban women are more likely than other groups to use forms and accents closer to High Sjowaázh and are less likely to use strongly marked forms. Since the 1340s (fT), a greater permissiveness towards regional and "nonstandard" varieties of Sjowaázh has taken hold in education; however, due to greater travel and the mass media, marked features in Sjowaázh varieties have also begun to disappear.

High Sjowaázh is the variety taught in Sjowaázh schools and also the variety that non-natives usually first learn. Most natives are able to speak High Sjowaázh but use it only in ~~formal~~ situations, like greeting a customer.

High Sjowaázh is the variety taught in Sjowaázh schools and also the variety that non-natives usually first learn. Most natives are able to speak High Sjowaázh but use it only in certain situations, like greeting a customer or talking over the phone to a stranger.

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 Sjowaázh was highly diglossic until recently and still is to some extent. Sjowaázh varieties differ mainly in vocabulary and affixes and secondarily in accent. High Sjowaázh, which is significantly influenced by Classical Sjowaázh, is regarded as the "proper language" and is used in literature, public announcements and by the upper classes, while the lower orders speak varieties and sociolects which are sometimes mutually unintelligible. The diglossia is also influenced by gender: urban women are more likely than other groups to use forms and accents closer to High Sjowaázh and are less likely to use strongly marked forms. Since the 1340s (fT), a greater permissiveness towards regional and "nonstandard" varieties of Sjowaázh has taken hold in education; however, due to greater travel and the mass media, marked features in Sjowaázh varieties have also begun to disappear.
-High Sjowaázh is the variety taught in Sjowaázh schools and also the variety that non-natives usually first learn. Most natives are able to speak High Sjowaázh but use it only in formal situations, like greeting a customer.
+High Sjowaázh is the variety taught in Sjowaázh schools and also the variety that non-natives usually first learn. Most natives are able to speak High Sjowaázh but use it only in certain situations, like greeting a customer or talking over the phone to a stranger.
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