Slang

Expository documentaries are a genre of television programmes that aim to persuade and inform, often through narration. They often revolve around observations of global issues with factual information and demographics which are supported by reputable experts and people with first-hand experience. Looking at Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2 of First Contact, this essay will discuss how conventions and language features have been used in the documentary to explore opinions about Aboriginal and Torres…

Aspects of Venezuela Culture Venezuela is a beautiful country situated in the norther coast of South America. Instead of there have been a lot immigration from European, and African mainly, Venezuela is characterized by a diverse group of people who share some aspects in their culture: Tradition, language, and family and friends. One aspect of the culture of Venezuela is tradition. The relevant tradition celebration is Christmas, Most of the people are catholic and they start going to the…

cargo of men and weapons.” (Barnhart 633) This is more relatable to modern slang. For example, when some people see a classic car that is particularly fast or sleek, they label it as a machine. The noun car or automobile is not enough to describe the power that the car has so it is a…

This passage consists of Hamlet joking with Ophelia using sexual innuendoes. Even though she does not take as much enjoyment in his jokes, he continues, knowing it is making her uncomfortable. A literal translation would be as follows: Hamlet: “Ophelia, can I lie on your lap?” Ophelia: “No, of course not.” Hamlet: “I mint, can I lie down and rest my head on your lap.” Ophelia: “Oh, okay.” Hamlet: “Did you think I was talking about lying in your lap in a sexual matter?” Ophelia: “I was thinking…

The military language consists of the use of acronyms and jargon. This is the use of slang unknown to people that are not a part of a specific group who speak a specific language or "code". Although, military language has made an impact on the English language. "Informal military language reinforces a service member's primary identity as part of a group" (Chambers). Members can be grouped depending on what job they have or what area they work in. Each member is responsible for being familiar…

the spelling geeke but Dave Wilton thinks that it was a transcription error and geck was the word that was intended. These were the first times the word geck came into play in the world. The word geek started in the early 19th century from the US slang word geck or “fool” which originated from a Germanic source. The most common way today of using the word is to call someone a geek. That could either be taken in a positive way or negative way depending on how the person said it to you or…

Holden uses slang words and or phrases, that can be offensive and disturb other people. In chapter 1 Holden shows the reader and example of this when he tells the story of the day he got expelled from Pencey Preparatory School. He was sitting on top of Thomsen Hill…

rapping about ruins the lives of those people who use drugs such as crack cocaine and phencyclidine (PCP), which they are rapping about in the end of the text. Text A is based on the use of slang language. It gives him more reliability, because people from tough environments, such as those, are often talking slang because it makes them feel harsh. The writers of this rap is appealing to Ethos, which means that the writer is convincing the reader to mean the same as him. This is done by making…

Power of Education Malcolm X’s “Coming to an awareness of Language” (rpt. In Santi V Buscemi and Charlotte Smith, 75 Reading Plus, 10th ed. [New York: McGraw Hill, 2013] 21-24) is an essay about the importance of being educated or self-taught. He details his experienced with struggling to broadening his range of language in order to communicate better. Being able to write and read formally give Malcolm X the power to be heard and taking seriously by higher authority. During Malcolm time in…

talking to one of the boys there, who was around the age of 13. We were sitting at one of the tables and some of his friends were around too, chiming in and adding comments. In Jamaica they speak English, however they speak it very fast and have slang words and phrases that I wasn’t familiar with and didn’t understand. I felt very bad and a little stupid for having so much trouble…