Essay Archive - Slangs in The English Language
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, clipped word endings, and new dialects. Some
Conservatives do not like changes because they claim that standard English
is a perfe....
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