The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
QUOTATIVE
Noun
quotative (plural quotatives)
(grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
(linguistics) A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
Adjective
quotative (not comparable)
(grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.
Source: Wiktionary
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