You see, even the language we use betrays me.

Then language betrays them all: the Turks rename their lands the Balkans.

But her language and details betray, as with Ho Xuan Huong, a deeper level to a simple story.

The second part purports to be an actual day-to-day log, although the language often betrays that this is not the case.

Strangers in a railway compartment can't remark on the passing scenery for fear their language may betray them as enemies.

Such language betrayed a lack of empathy with their subjects, says Ms Germain: "People didn't talk about people.

In the case of a few characters, while their stories make one smile, their language betrays real suffering.

Ms. Boddy's language and authorial self-description betray the strong influence of post-modern theory.

The very language he uses will betray him.

The hastily conceived language betrays the stated purpose.