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Slangs in The English Language
For hundreds of years, English has been continuously changing.
Words that were unacceptable 300 years ago are now commonplace. English
has always had a trademark of being a comfortable language, the language of
the common people (MacNeil 143). Change in the grammar and diction of a
language is natural, and English is always confronted with changes. Among
them are the use of slang, ....
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.... because slang is not used
by people of high status. If they hear someone speaking in Jive, they will
be angry because Jive is not the way that high class people speak. People
who do not like slang are usually prejudiced as well. They do not want to
hear other ways of talking because it deviates from the way they talk.
Also, much slang comes from other languages, of which Conservatives might
also be prejudiced. The dialect that a person uses may make him
comfortable ....
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