Slang

1999. The two girls let themselves into the big brownstone on the corner of Walsh and Bishop. They used a key from under a fake rock in the yard because their babysitter wasn’t there yet. Unusual behavior for their babysitter, a teen girl named Bianca. Most afternoons, she’d be right there. Ready to give them hugs. However, the girls knew where the key was. They knew to start their homework right away. If they didn’t, Father would come home and give bruises. Ten-year-old Angie took her math…

Slang words are an interesting thing. They are words that have been formed by different cultures that require someone to have an understanding of that culture to understand the meaning of that slang word. For example, if someone walks up to you and says that you look terrible kappa, you would be confused and not know what they mean. Words like this requires knowledge of gaming culture, lots of terms used by the people in the community were made by people who are pro players that gave new…

Cyber Slang For my writing research question I will be talking about how texting and slang is affecting students writing. I gathered a lot of information from an article online by Annie Martin called "Texting Slang Creeps Into Students Writing". There has been multiple arguments about how texting affects a great amount of student's way of writing and how formal written assignments are taken too lenient, therefore students are unconsciously using slang. Instructors nationally and locally are…

We use slang in English to communicate effectively in an informal manner, and with some degree of humor. In Slang Origins by Woody Allen, the author explains how a variety of phrases became known as slang. Allen included stories of slang derived from marital customs and how the woman accepted or rejected the proposal, misunderstandings because of not being able to hear what someone else said properly, and ones that started because of something a single person did that was amusing. These origins…

formal language, informal language and slang. This essay will focus upon slang and how it has changed across time. Examples throughout the history of language will be examined. Most often slang becomes irrelevant over time as it is either incomprehensible or no longer relevant. We will also examine how slang becomes formal or informal language with examples from Shakespeare. Slang is often hard to define. The varying definitions as well as the critiques of slang will be examined to see how these…

Slangs? What are slangs? Slangs is often words that are regarded as being very informal and is often used when you speak or chat with your peers. Slangs have a lot of controversy around them, due to the fact that a lot of people view slangs as being as a linguistic atrocity, and is often looked down upon by the society. Slangs is often linked with young people, especially teenagers or with the working class and lack of intellectual intelligence. The three articles, written by Robert McCrum…

Slang Words Don’t Ruin Language The article is “Teens Aren’t Ruining Language” by Adrienne Lafrance. This article talks about the slang words that have been brought to the light by teens. It also mentions very brief history of slang words that are not used anymore. Three things that this article covers are what slang words mean, how it is spreading and being used by all ages, and how it doesn’t affect language. I strongly disagree with the part on it not effecting language. My first reason is…

cyber slang. Social media changed the way that teens communicated by them using cyber slang. Cyber slang is a way to describe the shortcuts, alternative words, and symbols. Teens often use cyber slang because some cities limit the amount of characters someone can use at one time. When teens use cyber slang they often spell words wrong and use improper grammar. Some people say that texting is part of the evolution of technology and that texting made a new language, which is cyber slang.…

Slang Can Be a Positive Thing Many articles are written in order to discuss topics that people do not agree with. Martin Grebing wrote an article titled “Don’t Say Animations” in order to argue that the use of slang or improper grammar in a professional field makes the speaker sound ignorant. Martin Grebing claims that the use of slang in the business world takes away from the appearance of professionalism and cliches make you seem as if you do not know what you are talking about; it is the…

accurate. The was a time when African Americans fought for their rights, and women fought to have the roles in society that they wanted. While both these movement were occuring, slang terminology was being used to define the culture of the decade. Culture of the 1950’s was defined by civil rights, roles of women and slang. In the 1950’s civil rights became important to African Americans. To achieve equality, they filed a court case known as Brown V. Board of Education this is were African…