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Slang, jargon, colloquialisms and Standard English

Slang, jargon, colloquialisms and Standard English. colloquialisms. Language of a place – local language Examples: Mainlanders Bathroom May 24 Timmie’s , Crappy Tire Pocketbook, Man (meaning both genders) 5 and 10 St. Kit’s Mo’Bay Hog Town– T-Dot, T.O. Hammer, Sauga

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Slang, jargon, colloquialisms and Standard English

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  1. Slang, jargon, colloquialisms and Standard English

  2. colloquialisms • Language of a place – local language • Examples: • Mainlanders • Bathroom • May 24 • Timmie’s, Crappy Tire • Pocketbook, • Man (meaning both genders) • 5 and 10 • St. Kit’s • Mo’Bay • Hog Town– T-Dot, T.O. • Hammer, Sauga • “what are you at?’

  3. slang • Language of group • Examples– sort of code– often for things we don’t talk about openly. • Drugs-- Dego, zips, • OPM • Police-- Popo, cops, pigs

  4. jargon • Expert language • Truck drivers– • School– rubric, strands, levels • Doctors– gastro-entrenologist, stethoscope, MRI, EKG. • Dental hygenists– names for teeth, gingivitius • Basketball– slam dunk, 3 pointer, rim shot

  5. Standard English • Shared English-- someone of any age, interests, culture, place can understand it. • No contractions– can’t, won’t • I am (not im) • Full sentences • Noun-verb agreement– I am (not I be) He goes (not he go) • No double negatives (I don’t have no bananas-- I don’t have any bananas)

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