There are some words that are slang. I wonder.. Is there a specific way of using them, or do we just throw them in whatever we are writing, expecting the reader to figure out which word is slang, and which is not ? qunnoq
Am 19.08.2016 um 11:59 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
There are some words that are slang.
do we just throw them in whatever we are writing, expecting the reader to figure out which word is slang, and which is not ?
Exactly. If one does not understand it's like in any other language. Most people use slang even without knowing it. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka Quvar valer 'utlh Grammarian of the KLI http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher http://www.klingonwiki.net
On Fri, 2016-08-19 at 12:46 +0200, Lieven wrote:
Am 19.08.2016 um 11:59 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
There are some words that are slang.
do we just throw them in whatever we are writing, expecting the reader to figure out which word is slang, and which is not ?
Exactly. If one does not understand it's like in any other language. Most people use slang even without knowing it.
Sheldon: "I'm being blackmailed with a hidden dirty sock." Amy: "If that was slang, I'm unfamiliar with it. If it was literal, I share your aversion to soiled hosiery." (season 3, episode 23) - DloraH
On 8/19/2016 5:59 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
There are some words that are slang.
I wonder.. Is there a specific way of using them, or do we just throw them in whatever we are writing, expecting the reader to figure out which word is slang, and which is not ?
Consider your context. If you are, say, a prosecutor speaking to a court, or a political candidate giving a speech, you probably don't want to use any slang. In an informal context, as between friends who are drinking together as they do every day, you can just use the slang word and it'll be recognized as slang. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name
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