How would you greet your friend when you see him walking down the lane? Would you say "Good day friend, how is life treating you? or would you just make it short and crisp and say,"Hey buddy, what's up?"
Most of us would prefer the latter because it adds liveliness to the conversation. This kind of language is what we call as Slang. Slang words are words that are widely used in casual speech and writing, but may not be acceptable for formal use.
However some words which began as slang are not considered standard. Few of such words are tari, pep, okay, fan(fanatic).
Some of the slang words might sound offensive. For instance it would be objectionable if we call a bald person as an "egghead" or a short tempered person a "sour puss".
A few slang make the conversation rather confusing. For e.g death is referred to as "kicking the bucket" and to be discharged from a job is "given the pink slip". This would confuse a person who doesnt understand slang.
Shortened words too are slangs like Biz.(Business), Ad(Advertisement), Gym(Gymnasium), Maths(Mathematics) and lab(Laboratory). Two words can also be joined together as BRUNCH(breakfast & lunch). Slang makes the conversation easy to understand. For instance, instead of saying" Why dont you rejuvenate and revive yourself?", one can say"Why dont you pep up your spirits?"
Slang has become the linking language of people all over the world, especially in western nations like USA. People often object to slang because they believe it weakens vocabulary and is impolite. Some feel that the english language is losing its charm because slang is killing it.
Slang is a tool in man's head. He can use it either for effective language or to abuse others. So the next time you use slang try to sound cool, but also watch your tongue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gud day
Most of us would prefer the latter because it adds liveliness to the conversation. This kind of language is what we call as Slang. Slang words are words that are widely used in casual speech and writing, but may not be acceptable for formal use.
However some words which began as slang are not considered standard. Few of such words are tari, pep, okay, fan(fanatic).
Some of the slang words might sound offensive. For instance it would be objectionable if we call a bald person as an "egghead" or a short tempered person a "sour puss".
A few slang make the conversation rather confusing. For e.g death is referred to as "kicking the bucket" and to be discharged from a job is "given the pink slip". This would confuse a person who doesnt understand slang.
Shortened words too are slangs like Biz.(Business), Ad(Advertisement), Gym(Gymnasium), Maths(Mathematics) and lab(Laboratory). Two words can also be joined together as BRUNCH(breakfast & lunch). Slang makes the conversation easy to understand. For instance, instead of saying" Why dont you rejuvenate and revive yourself?", one can say"Why dont you pep up your spirits?"
Slang has become the linking language of people all over the world, especially in western nations like USA. People often object to slang because they believe it weakens vocabulary and is impolite. Some feel that the english language is losing its charm because slang is killing it.
Slang is a tool in man's head. He can use it either for effective language or to abuse others. So the next time you use slang try to sound cool, but also watch your tongue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gud day
