overuse of idioms coupled with a large amount of information thrown into speeches and writing making overwhelming “like a cuttlefish squirting out ink”‚ which immensely deteriorates the English language over time. English has fallen as a victim to slangs‚ which are words that are very informal‚ and it greatly affected the English
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dreadful for a person in his or her day to day life due to countless reasons. Some of the reasons are: the slangs and acronyms‚ incorrect use of grammar‚ and no sense of proper information being sent in the text message. A person should not use these texting criteria in his or her formal writing. Initially‚ slangs and acronyms are very commonly used while texting. It is important to use the slangs or acronyms in proper textual manner and in front of appropriate audience. More importantly‚ knowing the
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the first words were uttered‚ the ability to communicate has played an important role in our world. Words can hurt‚ heal‚ create‚ build and transform. Language is obviously a vital tool that unites people. Every nation has their dialect and specific slang that made them unique. The variations depend also on the age categories. In American society people of each generation have been adding new meanings and new words into the conversations in order to reflect the experiences‚ beliefs and values of speakers
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definition of the word new slang meanings start to appear‚ evolving the meaning and understanding to the current culture. Professor Anne Curzan had given a TED talk in which she had explained that language in continually evolving and that new slang is constantly being introduced into society. She continued to point out that new slang words are not in dictionaries yet because the writers of the dictionaries are playing catch-up with language. With the modification or slang use of words‚ the words begin
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The gay community or LGBT community is a loosely defined grouping of LGBT and LGBT supportive people‚ organizations and subcultures united by common culture and civil rights movements. Furthermore‚ the remarkable growth of the gay community in recent history has revolutionized our culture and consciousness‚ creating radically new possibilities for people to “come out”‚ and live more openly as homosexuals. Before the early years‚ homosexuality was a taboo subject. Since then‚ times have changed
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Through appropriate language‚ we communicate our respect for those who are different from us. We can achieve this by using vocabulary our listeners understand‚ using jargon sparingly‚ using slang that is appropriate to our listeners and the situation‚ using inclusive language‚ and using language that is not offensive. Here are some examples of using linguistic sensitivity. 1st Jargon refers to technical terms whose meanings are understood
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texting has on their writing skills‚ and the more they use it the more you get used to writing in textism form. Parents see the slang being used‚ but they don’t do much about it. Phone bills show that teens usually send and receive about 1‚800 text messages if not more per month. When students turn in English papers such as essays‚ stories‚ etc there is a lot of slang and textisms used. Most teachers get used to it and some dislike grading papers with textisms being used. “In fact‚ 64 percent
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forge a person’s identity (whether it be through the use of slang or a certain type of speech) and secondly‚ it allows for information to be transmitted across to another party in a faster‚ more effective manner. Lastly‚ non-standard English helps the English Language to constantly evolve and adapt to the ever-changing world that we live in. The most famous (or infamous) way we can identify non-standard English is inarguably slang. Slang is ephemeral‚ informal‚ and usually peculiar to a certain group
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distinction. Harper Lee’s novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ was written during a time in which this was acceptable. The Racial Slurs written in the authors one and only novel were not meant to discriminate‚ but to inform. Without the Racial Slurs and Slang used in the text‚ the time and setting would not be as obvious. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is full of authentic words. Some of these ‘replacement’ words used in other books with similar situations use unfit terms as well. Many agree that taking away these
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