This is the first post of a new category of lyrics and music in slang. This song popped into my head this morning as I was thinking about the most recent slang I have heard. It is the first song to play on my ipod if I accidentally hit play all. This is [...]
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The Slanguage of Lyrics
Posted in Music, tagged 311, Alternative, Humor, language, life, Lyrics, Music, random, Slang, Slanguage, Vernacular, words, Writing on October 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
More of the Best Quotes About Slang
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Burgess, Cervantes, G.K. Chesterton, Humor, Lanugage, Priestley, Quotes, Raymond Chandler, Slang, Slanguage, Thoreau, Vernacular, words, Writing on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A continuation of The Best Quotes About Slang.
“By such innovations are languages enriched, when the words are adopted by the multitude, and naturalized by custom.” ~ Miguel de Cervantes
“I’ve found that there are only two kinds that are any good: slang that has established itself in the language, and slang that you make up yourself. [...]
CONTINUED-10 of the Lamest Slang Words I’ve Found Online (so far)
Posted in The Gauntlet, tagged Humor, language, life, personal, random, Reflection, Slang, Slanguage, Speech, thoughts, Vernacular, words, Writing on October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1. Oatified – the act of coming down with a severe stomach ache
2. ubered – to kick the crap out of something using your computer
3. f00b – the combination of noob and foolish, a foolish noob
4. lack off – get out, go away, i don’t like you
5. eans – hold up there, simmer down, cool [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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.
