Slang Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 4 pages of analysis of The Use of the Slang in America.

Slang Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 4 pages of analysis of The Use of the Slang in America.
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The Use of the Slang in America

Summary: Essay describes the use of slang in America. Also briefly discusses the use of slang in other parts of the world.
What does slang mean? If you look in a dictionary you will find the meaning of "Slang" which is " very informal in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playfull, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language." Slang can be found in everywhere around the world because it is part of the colloquial language that people use everyday, the expressions that you use to communicate with others. Have you ever asked to your self if foreign people understand what you say when you use slang during your conversation or why we add these expressions to our vocabulary?

As you know every country, state, city, and neighborhood has it is own characteristic slangs, words or phrases. How do we get to know them? If you travel around the world, you will hear the difference between one language and another, but you don't have to travel around the world...

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