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    "lieutenants" who may seem to be willing to assist the primary bully in his or her bullying activities. Bullying in school and the workplace is also referred to as peer abuse. Robert W. Fuller has analyzed bullying in the context of rankism. A bullying culture can develop in any context in which human beings interact with each other. This includes school‚ family‚ the workplace‚ home‚ and neighborhoods. In a 2012 study of male adolescent football players‚ "the strongest predictor was the perception of

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    Are You Down with Slang?

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    Down With Slang? The English language is one of the most diverse if not the most diverse language in the world. It is spoken in many countries and spoken with different dialects within those countries. Ranging from different pronunciations to completely different meanings for words. Flip-flops in America are known as thongs in Australia and tap in Britain is a faucet in America. Each country also has its own form of slang that other English speaking countries may not understand. Slang in American

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    Slang Essay

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    Thirsty: The True Meaning There are so many thirsty people in this world today. People have strong desires or cravings for the opposite sex and will do anything to get the other person’s attention. When a person is told they are thirsty it is an offensive word. No one should feel good about themselves if they are called thirsty‚ it is an insult. Today it is completely common to find thirsty people everywhere. One example of thirsty would be those guys that only work out at the gym for girls’

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    1920's slang

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    Slang of the 1920s A 1. ab-so-lute-ly: affirmative‚ yes 2. absent treatment: dancing with a timid partner 3. air tight: very attractive 4. Airedale: an unattractive man 5. alarm clock: a chaperone 6. all wet: incorrect 7. And how!: I strongly agree! 8. ankle: to walk‚ i.e.. "Let’s ankle!" 9. applesauce: flattery‚ nonsense‚ i.e.. "Aw‚ applesauce!" 10. Attaboy!: well done!; also‚ Attagirl! B 11. baby: sweetheart. Also denotes something of high value or respect. 12. baby grand: heavily

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    BRITISH SLANG AND ITS CLASSIFICATION PLAN I.  INTRODUCTION 1.1 Tasks of the course work 1.2 Definition of slang II.  MAIN PART 2.1 The origin of slang. 2.2 Types of slang. a) Cockney rhyming slang b)  Polari c)  Internet slang d)  Slang of army‚ police e)  Money slang 2.3. Phonetic peculiarities of slang 2.4. Morphological characteristics of slang III.  PRACTICAL PART IV.  CONCLUSION V.  BIBLIOGRAPHY Slang is a language which takes off its

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    Modern British Slang

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    Contents: 1. What is slang?……………………………………(3-5) 2. Development of slang............................................(5-6) 3. Creators of slang ………………………………...(6-7) 4. Linguistic processes forming slang ………….......(7) 5. Formation………………………………………...(8) 6. Examples of youth slang during 1960-70’s ……....(8-9) 6.1 Examples of modern British slang ………………(9-10) 6.2 Examples of modern USA slangs ………………..(11) 7. Definition of vulgarism …………………………..(11-12) 8. Vulgarisms

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    Slang Definition of Chill

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    shivering and also describes a disagreeable sensation of coldness. There are many different meanings of this word‚ but their are also many modern slang terms of it. The Oxford English Dictionary definition of the word chill means “to grow or become cold or chill often rapidly and to shiver and quake with cold in taken with emotional seizure.” One slang definition of chill is to relax. Once your all active and hyped up‚ you start losing energy wanting to calm down and relax. When you are at peace

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    Slang In America Summary

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    Walt Whitman’s “Slang in America” and Burgess’ “A Defense of Slang”‚ both authors express how they favor slang and see it as a way to breathe life to language a sort of new style.The two authors do differ in which Whitman views poetry as a product of slang‚ whereas Burgess refers to slang as similar‚ but not as accepted as poetry is. Both authors believe that slang allows people to escape the unspoken laws of literalism and bring interest into the language. Whitman views slang as a way of people

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    The Outsiders slang vocabulary 1)corvair-A popular sports car in the 60’s. Ex: I about decided I didn’t like it so much though I spotted a red corvair trailing me. Page # 4 2)Hood- A person that is gong that gets in trouble in their own way. Ex-greasers are almost like hoods. Page # 3 3)Tuff-cool or sharp. Ex-Like a tuff looking mustang or a tuff record. Page #12 4)Rumble-To fight between groups of people. Ex-A rumble is sometimes born out of a grudge fight. Page # 11 5)Hacked off-

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    Section 4.2 of Making Connections.   Points Received: 1 of 1   Comments: Question 2. Question : ____________________ is the primary code humans use to communicate.   Student Answer:  Jargon    Interpersonal communication    Language    Slang   Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 4.0 of Making Connections.    Points Received: 1 of 1   Comments: Question 3. Question : Language performs a ________________‚ which means it allows you to explore and investigate the

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