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    see you there?” as in ScotEng Singular verb agreement preferred The team is playing badly “in the weekend” rather than at / on Vocabulary Includes Australianisms Some distinct NZEng items Maori loanwords Mostly in colloquial usage & slang More colloquially… to farewell tramping to front (up) to uplift to jack up domain to flat dairy to say goodbye to hiking to turn up‚ appear to pick up‚

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    reader and the main character. Thus‚ for Bambara‚ the dialect in the story is concurrent with what she would have heard and said in the past‚ for example‚ “...she was black as hell‚ cept for her feet‚ which were fish-white and spooky‚ ” and consist of slang as well profanity. The specific use of jargon‚ misspelled words‚ and even the name of the students‚ establishes the culture and community that Bambara was in. This throughout the story allows the voice to create a deeper

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    more and more towards texting language. For my last question I will report on other views in how text language is portrayed. Is the text messaging language detrimental to the grammatical skills of youth culture? In an article titled “Texting Slang Aiding Chilren’s Language Skill” by Alexander Smith‚ researchers found that text messaging may actually be improving and not damaging young children’s spelling skills. Children were quizzed on their use of mobile phones and were asked to translate

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    She used mild as in cursing and slang words. Her conversations with people were very informal. Informal meaning having a relaxed‚ friendly‚ manner‚ or natural conversation. She wasn’t like everyone else because she didn’t believe in what they did. She didn’t have conversations quoting

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    Racist Language Barriers

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    to be effective in this world you will need to effectively exchange ideas and visions. Therefore‚ this can be accomplished by avoiding certain barriers that may hinder clarity. These barriers are Sexist and racist language‚ double speak‚ Cliché‚ Slang‚ Jargon‚ Euphemism. Sexist and Racist language is when the communicator uses language the may be considered derogatory to certain people or groups. Use of this language is a sometimes by mistake and is a breakdown of communications. For Example‚

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    Bladadah Research Paper

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    is from Sacramento‚ California. Timothy also known as “Mozzy” introduced the word in his 2015 album BLADADAH. Younger generation’s use the word bladadah to reference a pistol‚ unknown to laws‚ and the way someone raps. The word bladadah is a new slang word for a pistol or a gun. It also comes from the sound the pistol or gun makes when the trigger is pulled. There are many different types of bladadah such as Chopper’s‚ Itcky‚ and Burner‚ and Revolver’s. There are so many different types of bladadah’s

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    Huck Finn Racism

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    controversy to this day‚ having been banned in public schools and libraries across America. The character Huck Finn is a racist; the reason Huck is a racist is his belief that African-Americans are somehow inferior to white people‚ use of offensive racial slang‚ and him stating he has a guilty conscience for helping Jim. Huck believes that black people are somehow inferior to white people this is shown through his thoughts and opinions.

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    Stiff By Mary Roach

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    The tone of something merely depends on the type of audience you are addressing. I wrote two letters to two people explaining whether or not I would donate my body to science after reading the book Stiff written by Mary Roach‚ that went into depth about cadavers. My first letter‚ Letter 1‚ was directed towards the author herself‚ Mary Roach‚ someone who I have never met or know. Naturally‚ my tone towards her would be formal and respectful. My other letter‚ Letter 2‚ was written to my best friend

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    For many years taking English classes‚ I have noticed many weaknesses from my writing and my poor focus to get my work done. Many of the weaknesses are phrase fragment‚ avoid biased and exclusionary language‚ vague word and lastly‚ sentence snarls. The Key for Writers handbook had shown me much descriptive information in very deep details that tell me what or what not to do in my writing. In chapter nineteen‚ the chapter explains to me what is phrase fragments. Phrase fragments are a group of

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    Property of the Clan

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    - To what extent is “A property of the Clan” a realistic play? - In your answer provide examples from the text and refer to techniques A property of the Clan is a realistic proportional of young Australian culture. The under age drinking‚ the slang and swearing‚ the biff and the beach going life is all features of Australian youths. It also shows the gender differences in Australia. Nick Enright the playwright of ‘A Property Of The Clan’ uses many techniques to portray the youths of Australia

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