Have you ever had a friend point something out to you that you had never seen before and all of a sudden you see it everywhere? It seems like there is so much in life that we don’t notice until someone points it out, or until we take the [...]
Archive for the ‘Slanguage’ Category
Starting a blog opens your eyes (and ears)
Posted in Slanguage, tagged blogging, Business, Humor, language, life, personal, Poetry, random, Reflection, self-reflection, Slang, Slanguage, Speech, thoughts, Vernacular, words, Writing on October 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
10 of the Lamest Slang Words I’ve Found Online (so far)
Posted in Slanguage, The Gauntlet, tagged , Humor, language, random, Slang, Slanguage, Vernacular, words, Writing on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I spent an hour going through some slang lists and pulled out some of the lamest I came across. Feel free to comment with any that you know or find. There will also be a feed with the best you come across.
1. man shell – someone with poor orthodontics
2. sliming – [...]
The Best Quotes About Slang
Posted in Slanguage, tagged Humor, Quotes, Slang, Vernacular, Writing on October 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes to work.” ~ Carl Sandburg
“Slang, at its worst, it is stupidly coarse and provocative. At its best, it makes standard English seem pallid.” ~ J.E. Lighter
Feel free to comment with quotes that you find.
“All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry”
Posted in Poetry, Slanguage, tagged Humor, Poetry, Slang, Writing on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
G.K. Chesterton said it well. Using slang gives us the ability to define our language, and in turn to define our culture. All my life I’ve been taught that proper speech and grammar are the only acceptable forms of communication. Even contractions were frowned upon in my papers. [...]
Rhyming Slang
Posted in Poetry, Slanguage, tagged Poems, Poetry, Rhyming, Slang, Writing on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I came across this great poem. It has a glossary so you can figure it out. It’s pretty intense.
The Rhyme of the Rusher by Doss Childerdoss 1892
