Slang

that is spoken and the formal language that is used in writing and in formal speeches. The slang language and the formal language are quite different, almost two distinct languages and no one use the formal version to speak. When you read a poem that is one hundred years old, you find a hard time understanding the language and you see clearly how it is different than the modern language. Same is for the slang language which I feel is morphing even more rapidly. For example, every while my…

Outrage Culture is “When people play the victim card and bend over backwards to be as offended as possible when they really aren 't.” (Urban Dictionary) Basically it is a slang term describing when an individual or group displaying a special quality over dramatizes a situation in which that group of quality holders are offended when they really should not be. This term does not necessarily have to pertain to race, for example…

M.T Anderson uses the slang language that today’s cultures show to model the degradation of language and heavy use of slang and cursing. Not only does the youth do this but also Titus parents. M.T Anderson is also saying that the falling of this “feed society” is all because of the constant consumerist influence. His way of…

“Slang is the poetry of everyday life and it vividly expresses people’s feelings about life, and about the things they encounter.”(Hayahawa, 1941) There was a time when one wrote passages or pages to express how one feels about something or someone. The beauty was in the praises that were endowed soon after. There was happiness in the flow of honest appreciations whether to praise the good or condemn the bad. Unfortunately, everything these days have narrowed down to “awesome”, “cool”, “bad”, or…

of people spoke slang in the cities and towns.Slang expressed the cultures and movements of the 1920s. The people that used slang in 1920s came from all sorts of backgrounds.They used slang for different things such as drinks mixed with alcohol.Which was called a cocktail, in Speakeasies, as for people that don’t usually drink alcohol can drink it. Lots of types of people use slang such as gangsters,flappers,country folk,city folk, and etc.The people that used slang words, used it…

Slang are words that are not part of standard vocabulary or language and are used informally these words are mostly used in speech rather than writing. Slang usually used by young people, although nowadays many old and young people use it in texting each other or at home, schools and public places. One example the word ‘innit’ which means ‘is not it’ and nowadays most of the British people use it in daily life. Another example, most of young people use the word ‘fam’ which means ‘close friend’…

As the text progresses Gladwell’s diction remains cordial and incredibly conversational. The continued usage of informal language perfectly suits the older teens and adults that Gladwell is addressing. Gladwell essentially adopts the role of the teacher which is why relaxed language is the ideal choice for Outliers. While elegant prose would be incredibly euphonic, by using simplistic language Gladwell is able to ensure that his audience will be able to easily understand his definition of…

with how the younger generations of employee’s use their language skills. She writes, “Managers are fighting an epidemic of grammar gaffes in the workplace. Many of them attribute slipping skills to the informality of email, texting and Twitter where slang and shortcuts are common,” so some companies offer classes to improve writing skills needed for the work force. Notice, the concern of a negative impact that Shellenbarger talks about. She uses words like “fighting,” and “epidemic,” to send…

6.2 Concept To be clearer about the type and meaning of slang words in this study that we need to describe. Concepts used in this study are the idea or theory of experts in order to make this study more focused. 6.2.1 The Concept of Language Varieties Language can be varieties based on the several different points of view including the way it is used, language varieties are classified in the formality, the stratification, and the various professional fields to which the lexicon of the…

literal meaning. Literal meaning is the word originally meaning, while non literal the meaning of the word is hard to understand, if you don't understand the context. Slang and idioms sometimes have literal meaning or non literal meaning, because people who invent it knows that language is fluid. Every language has their own slang and idioms, English as the International Language also have both of them. In the 20th Centuries, with the rise of the internet, people shape the language and use it as…