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. [...]
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More of the Best Quotes About Slang
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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
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