<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On Apr 8, 2019, at 06:40, mayqel qunen'oS <<a href="mailto:mihkoun@gmail.com">mihkoun@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Saying that this is "an idiomatic meaning of Soj", is the same as saying "it is a slang meaning" ?</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Is there a difference between an idiomatic use of a word and a slang word ?</p></div></blockquote><br><div>Slang is slang for “idiom” (just kidding).</div><div><br></div><div>While both idiom and slang may use existing words to mean things other than their literal meanings, use of slang is generally restricted to a particular region and/or subculture, while idiom tends to be more generally used. Slang may also use newly invented words, while idiom must use words that already have a non-idiomatic meaning.</div></body></html>