Slang

the years. For example, the way people text can be formal or informal. Just like when you write a paper, when you use slang and words you would use around friends would be considered informal, but when writing a letter to a professor you would use more appropriate words. The past week I have been studying the way freshman text among the campus I attend. Based on the many years of slang terms in college, my research reveals that texting formal rather than informal is more common among the…

Albans I was resistant to speaking, or even understanding, the slang. I thought the St. Albans slang would be ephemeral; it would die quickly. Thus, using classic freshmen logic, I decided not to learn it. But as the months passed, and December rolled around, I began to ruin my status as a fluent English speaker in favor of St. Albans slang. STA slang, and my begrudging acceptance of it, has affected me and my perspectives. The jargon has forced me to communicate…

are used. Most people I know of use a lot of slang. The following are some reasons I came up with as to why we use slang. Time- timing is important because we can’t get enough of it, typing full words can get time consuming especially when were in a rush. Privacy- kid’s think that by shortening words down their parents won’t know what they are saying For fun- people use slang because it’s quick and easy. When is slang used and when isn’t it? Slang is most commonly used when talking to…

teen who doesn’t text is rare. Like all things new, people have being wondering if texting is taking effect on the way teens read and write. Is it helping with writing? Is it helping with kids who struggle with reading? Is it making teens lazy? Is slang dying? Is it being used in classrooms? Does it help with read? And does it have any emotional effects on teens? But most importantly, do we think it’s something that should be stopped? Teens text. That is something that isn’t new, we have been…

Dundee and Paul Hogan's commercial utilise dialect, props and characterisation to add to mistaken and deluding thoughts regarding Australia. Dialect is utilised to express the solid Australian inflection and the familiarity of Australians through slang. The utilisation of props helps to create the notorious picture of Australian ways of life, for example, a great bushman in a disconnected town in the outback, or everyone cherishes the shoreline and knows how to surf. Characterisation adds to the…

In my essays I used to struggle with using slang, contractions, and "thing". My first essay was about my favorite holiday and I had to learn to construct my essay in a format that was well written. In many of my sentences I used "a lot”, but "a lot" is considered slang. Slang is not something that is supposed to be used in academic writing. Slang is not standard writing therefore it should not be used in academic writing. Majority of the time I use slang when I am texting and talking to…

language and these are the phrases that grabbed my attention: “I am really close to my guy friends no homo”, “No, fuck that shit”. These comments raised a few topics in my mind including the concept of male and gendered language and the construct of slang language and curse words. Analyzing my own experiences coupled with our group interviews, I concluded that ‘gendered language’ is not a grounded construct such as gender or race but is rather a societal construct with which we perform that has…

The Merriam-Webster dictionary define Jargon as the language used for a particular activity or by particular group of people. Is people really making the language evolve or is just laziness. Common sense tell us, why use a long complicated word when a short one can deliver the same message. When you explain everything clearly, people will get it. (Berkun, 2012) Because when you start using big words or jargon, most of us get confuse. The use of jargon sometime is use to confuse, distract or…

changing? English language is a language spoken throughout the world and its changing for several reasons. It changes because the needs of its speakers change, it could be as a result of the introduction of new words, swearing words, slangs, pronunciation, and technology for clear and efficient communication. New words like “Twerk” and “selfie” have been introduced and even added to Oxford Online Dictionary, English is becoming shorter and more efficient. Many of the changes…

Hip-hop/Rap has an enormous effect on not just Americans, but the world. This was stated in “Loving Hip-hop in Morocco”. But there were things not mentioned such as the bad influencing hip-hop has on communities and the vocabulary used, also known as slang. Hip-hop is all over the world and can be very much so used in a positive manner. But at the same time hip-hop can negatively influence the people. Jeffrey Hicks, a member of national advisory council of the black leadership network Project…