Slang

(Between the Wars; The Swing Era) In retrospect, I can see many ways in which the “Swing Era” has influenced present day society. It made different people and cultures come together and find common ground through music and dance and even slang terminology. It was a way of escape from the pressures of society and a way for people to express their own freedom through music, dance, fashion and even…

and are taught by educated people. The Finches have had very little life experience. This means they did not have to do manual labor nor chores. They did not have to interact with lower social classes. Their speech is more proper and they use little slang when they speak. The Cunninghams have the second best education in Maycomb. The Cunninghams live on a farm and can be found in more rural parts of Maycomb. The Cunninghams are part of the farmer population of Maycomb. They get a mix of…

Are they called bathers, or swimmers? Is it a potato cake or a scallop? Depending on where one travels across Australia, one is bound to encounter many terms. However, what happens when every state and territory of Australia uses their own words and slang? This is a source of confusion for many, and can even trigger many debates amongst states. There are many different people living in Australia, all with their own identities and individual use of Australian English. It is important to highlight…

People from all walks of life know slang but trying to be professional and communicate in a business environment is very difficult when speaking with slang. Slang is something people can use with friends and family members but it has no place in the work environment. I’m from Michigan, it’s common to call soda “pop” in Michigan. However, it’s possible…

There are many obstacle that can obscure or hinder a message to reach the intended people such as noise, poor visibility, weather and other things but there are about six barriers to business communication that affect or that can make the intended people fail to understand the meaning of the words even if they can hear the words. These barriers are to be avoided in the business community and if you can identify them, then you can avoid them and present a good speech. The six barriers are…

as, am not, is not, do not and did not. But is it acually a word? or is it just used as a slang term for only certain parts of America? Regarding the labeling of "ain't" in the Webster's Third New International Dictionary, it states the resulting dictionary for Webster's Third was intended to be a new standard bearier for the english language. Based on the english launguage today, they started using slang terms in the dictionary to keep up. Editors were being critisied for not keeping up with…

that “Manhattan Buddha” is the Post Modernist piece and, “The Weary Blues” is the Harlem Renaissance piece. These poems can be contrasted in their grammar, one is more sophisticated and the other has slang words that came to existence in the south of the United States. In “The Weary Blues,” the slang was very predominant throughout the poem, “Ain’t got nobody but ma self./ I’s gwine to quit ma frownin’,” this is important because it shows that the Harlem Renaissance time period was not as…

In the film Crash, there are numerous stereotypes about each race and ethnicity throughout the movie. These stereotypes were challenged in this movie as each character found their own truths in their lives. At the end of each story, the stereotypes each character held were broken and proven to be wrong. A stereotype that I had challenged was that only small-town police officers are racist and use their status to do corrupt actions, while officers in major cities are the opposite. It was changed…

In many of the anthropology pieces that have been read and critiqued in class, the topic of language usually comes up in a way to praise or reject that claims that are being made. Anthropologist must constantly be aware of their word choices because they have the power to change the whole connotation of their findings when language is used a certain way, omitted, or modified in translation. One of the first pieces that this discussion of language came up in was in the piece Righteous Dopefiend…

what the mother thinks is the best for their children. In the poem “ Mother to Son ” by Langston Hughes, a mother advises her son that he will face different challenges in his life. The author used the technique of symbolism, imagery, metaphor and slang word in the poem. The mother also encourages her son not to fall down while he is facing the challenges. The poem begins and ends with the same sentence uses a symbolism. “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.”. The crystal stair is a symbol…