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    Prison Slang and the Language between Inmates and Correctional Officers Prison society has always had its own language and over the years‚ prison language has evolved. Correctional officers have to deal with a considerable number of offenders with a large variety of issues. All the inmates segregate themselves by race or religion in prison. At times dealing with each race or religion in a prison environment can be difficult. Prison staff are trained to understand how inmates live and the issues

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    Written for the 2004 indie film Garden State‚ New Slang by The Shins is a piece that can be related to by the masses. It’s not a coincidence that New Slang is the most popular Shins song as it gives a somber effect that could make anyone feel there’s a world out there for them that they’ve never seen. The Shins‚ despite having a soothing effect on listeners‚ often strike a chord in an existential sense. Their music often creates a stream of consciousness that not only brings you to question the world

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    in the means of varying my idiolect is social networking. Abbreviations like “LOL” and “ROFL” appear to be making their way into everyday teenager dialects around the world including mine. I have noticed that I currently use “LOL” often to let others recognise when I find something humorous. What I perceive from this is that I only use this abbreviation around my friends primarily because of the formal and informal parting of my idiolect between my friends and people like my teachers and parents. I

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    Acronyms‚ Idioms and Slang: the Evolution of the English Language. Although the English language is only 1500 years old‚ it has evolved at an incredible rate: so much so‚ that‚ at first glance‚ the average person in America today would find most Shakespearean literature confusing without the aid of an Old-English dictionary or Cliff’s Notes. Yet Shakespear lived just 300 years ago! Some are seeing this is a sign of the decline of the English language‚ that people are becoming less and less literate

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    1920’s Slang Examples of popular slang phrases during the 1920’s: • Bees knees- used to refer to something that is positive/good • Gigglewater- alcohol • And how!- This phrase is used to show that an individual is agreeing with someone else • Baloney- used to address something that makes no sense • Bent- used to refer to someone that is over intoxicated • Bimbo- a strong tough guy • Cash- used to refer to a kiss • Dapper- the father of a known flapper • Doll- used to refer to an attractive woman

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    Well it’s another day again in Broady*‚ and my relo and I went down to the bottle-o to pick up some grog for the big* game of* *aierial* *pingpong* *this arvo* between the mighty pies and the dons*. When we got down there we realised that we spent *all *our *moula* at the servo. “ey* cobber *ya* old bastard*‚* we better mull u*p‚ we got no cash” *“true* blue *ya* dag‚ *haha* no cash no problem” *“better* grab the metho as well *fella*” *“no* time knackers‚ *weve* got get home before everyone

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    com/uk-news/2013/oct/15/london-school-bans-pupils-slang-innit London school bans pupils from using ‘innit’‚ ‘like’‚ and ‘bare’ A list of slang words and phrases have been banned as part of a new initiative at a school in south London. Given the chance‚ which slang words or phrases would you put a stop to? Carmen Fishwick theguardian.com‚ Tuesday 15 October 2013 15.47 BST Staff at Harris Academy Upper Norwood hope to improve awareness of formal language by banning a list of slang words and phrases Photograph: @artsemergency

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    The subject of this study is slang and how the use of slang can be transferred from a source text in one language to a target text in another language. I have chosen this subject because slang is something in a conversation or similar communicative situation that most people easily recognize as soon as it is uttered‚ but explaining and defining what slang is and how it functions is an entirely different matter. Consequently‚ it is interesting to research the use of slang in order to determine if there

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    3. Accent C The grammar and vocabulary of a particular region. 4. Dialect D The way someone pronounces individual words in a geographical region 5 Repertoire E A person’s individual style of speaking 6. Idiolect F The accent of Standard English‚ often seen as the proper way of speaking. 7. Sociolect G The way you speak‚ depending on your particular social group 8. Contextual Factors

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    [insert name of school]. As you face a new academic year‚ my advise to you in our elementary school graduation speech is... Premium Implementation Of Feeding Program In Obrero Elementary School identified factors to the implementation of feeding program in Obero Elementary School. Significance of the Study This study is significant to the following target... Premium How i Felt On The First Day Of Kindergarden just like I am. Now its my very first day of kindergarten. Boy I was scared. The memories

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