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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Vernacular’
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. [...]
It’s Begun
Posted in Poetry, tagged language, life, Love, personal, Poems, Poetry, Reflection, Rhyming, self-reflection, Slang, thoughts, Vernacular, words, Writing on October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is a poem that I wrote with some slang. You can call it slang poem #1 or It’s Begun.
It’s Begun
The night’s dank
Water hanging in the air
A cool breeze pushes my hair
Into my eyes, blank
My heart thuds quietly
At the rate of self-reflection
It wants out of my body
My mind goes the opposite direction
Searching into my core
I [...]
Perfect Ride
Posted in Poetry, So-Cal Twaddle, tagged , Art, California, language, Poems, Poetry, Rhyming, Slang, Slanguage, So-Cal, Speech, Surfing, Vernacular, Writing on October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Another great slang poem using some So-Cal surfer slang.
Riding my surfboard to catch a wave,
The perfect ride is what I crave.
My board all waxed, I’m ready to ride,
On my belly into the surf I glide.
I paddle out fast and watch the swells,
Any apprehension I quickly quell.
There’s the one, it looks just right,
I position myself [...]
In Ginger Ale (Swap Quatrain)
Posted in Across the Pond, Poetry, tagged Art, Cockney, English Slang, Jail, language, Poems, Poetry, Reflection, Rhyming, Slang, Slanguage, thoughts, Vernacular, words, Writing on October 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This poem written in Cockney Slang comes from a contest at allpoetry.com The original can be found here It is a simple poem written in the style of swap quatrain. You will notice that the first and last line of each stanza are the same but flipped.
In Ginger Ale (Swap Quatrain)
In ginger ale, for quite [...]
Computer Slang Goes Poetic
Posted in Poetry, tagged Computers, language, Numbers, Poems, Poetry, random, Slang, Slanguage, technology, Vernacular, words, Writing on October 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Television commercials are even harping on the shorthand slang that has come about from instant messenger and texting. BRB, BBL, ttyl, ic, ROFLMAO, jk, nm, and w/e are just a few of the popular slang terms used. Sometimes it is very hard to figure out what these mean out of context. However [...]
