Examples of Modern Greek Features Which Do Not Exist in Demotic
The following examples are intended to demonstrate Katharevousa's features in modern Greek. They were not present in traditional Demotic and only entered the modern language through Katharevousa (sometimes as neologisms), where they are used mostly in writing (for instance, in newspapers), but also orally. Especially words and fixed expressions are both understood and actively used also by non-educated speakers.
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