Do any of you use slang on a regular basis?

[shigzeo]

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Originally Posted by fordgtlover /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oooohhhh yeeaaahhh, waaaay too much with the 'F' word. Of course, being Australian just about everything is slang. Just not that crazy hip-hop crapzizzle

yeah, aussies and english use way more slang than americans do. canadians use even less. i think 'we' have the smallest vocabulary in the entire english-speaking world because we just in relative terms do not use slang

 

[TopShelf]

Ya I use it alot, in good context. IE, when telling jokes, or being sarcastic

 

[mobayrasta]

I speak fluent Jamaican Patois which is a language and should be treasured by the Jamaican Gov't, but it is called slang or country talk. The Queens English is the national language.

 

[Thelonious Monk]

oh yeah, i forgot about cussing. i pretty much just cuss a lot on purpose to make people feel uncomfortable... i'm a horrible person

 

[F1GTR]

Got your hall pass, bra? Ok...go with Christ.

 

[Digitalbath3737]

Ever heard a middle aged white man from the suburbs trying to use urban slang? Well that's exactly what I sound like trying to use slang. It's sad considering that I'm a 23 year old black girl. I almost got beat up for saying "nigga" in a joke, till the people turned around and realized I was black.

 

[shigzeo]

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Originally Posted by Digitalbath3737 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ever heard a middle aged white man from the suburbs trying to use urban slang? Well that's exactly what I sound like trying to use slang. It's sad considering that I'm a 23 year old black girl. I almost got beat up for saying "nigga" in a joke, till the people turned around and realized I was black.

beautiful. haha. listen, i frequently get told that my english is very good for a second language speaker (which i am, but have spoken english since like 3 years old, about 2 days after swedish) so when i say something terrible, people think it is cute. for some odd reason, i don't fit in... perhaps like you. we should have 'slang or colloquialism mis-fi(t)s club'

cheers

 

[EyeAmEye]

I only use slang when I'm trying to irritate someone. Usually works, too. Other than that, no.

 

[feh1325]

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Originally Posted by gshan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Damn, it was hella nice outside today.

didn't even have to look at your "location"

 

[rain_uk]

My younger brother actually speaks like this, he seems to always have done.

My Brother - "Ya fancy a few Brittneys tonight, me old china?"
Myself - "Yeah why not!"
My Brother - "Sheethot, lemme grab ma tennis..."
Myself - "Nice jacket! Is the bar far?"
My Brother - "Snot gonna tax ya son."

 

[Uncle Erik]

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Originally Posted by kool bubba ice /img/forum/go_quote.gif I know street slang but have no one to talk slang to..Being on a rap forum for 5 plus yrs with 15-25 yr olds you find out whats 'hip' & new in slang..Since slang changed every day I'm probally out of the loop since I havent been to my favorite rap site to post in 3 yrs..

That's the problem with slang. The entire point of speech/writing is to be understood by others. If you're using a vocabulary that changes by the minute, you are not going to be understood by anyone outside of your clique. Of course, some want to be obscure, but why limit yourself to being understood by just one group?

 

[sahwnfras]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's the problem with slang. The entire point of speech/writing is to be understood by others. If you're using a vocabulary that changes by the minute, you are not going to be understood by anyone outside of your clique. Of course, some want to be obscure, but why limit yourself to being understood by just one group?

Ye dats the way it goes, when im wit my buddies i talk easier like i dont be using mad grammer i dont give a fk. i talk quick straight to da point. iv had people ask me if im from ny but hell i aint ever been to ny.

Then when I talk to adults or Bosses. I talk nicely, but still i tend to kinda talk quick. And I am much more careful about swearing lol, and am much more polite.

 

[Morph201]

Well.... ah, on second thought I think it's better I withhold my comment on this one!



Pace! 1-hunit!

 

[shigzeo]

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Originally Posted by rain_uk /img/forum/go_quote.gif My younger brother actually speaks like this, he seems to always have done. My Brother - "Ya fancy a few Brittneys tonight, me old china?" Myself - "Yeah why not!" My Brother - "Sheethot, lemme grab ma tennis..." Myself - "Nice jacket! Is the bar far?" My Brother - "Snot gonna tax ya son."

sounds like a dream... like waking for Gaiaus Baltar in BattleStar Galactica -- as a cylon. tell your brother cheers, but i would not understand 'im

 

[fordgtlover]

Slang partly evolved as a way of being able to communicate within your clique without others understanding, and as a form of peer or community recoginition.

Slang both bars and a facilitates communication, by design.



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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's the problem with slang. The entire point of speech/writing is to be understood by others. If you're using a vocabulary that changes by the minute, you are not going to be understood by anyone outside of your clique. Of course, some want to be obscure, but why limit yourself to being understood by just one group?