Slang Real Words Or Another Fad
... This causes him to immediately jump out of his seat, run out the door and enter the hallway of a typical high school where he meets up with the normal hallway slang. ... and Word,” are all slang that can fill up the hallways once the masses of students merge into the hallway traffic and oddly, everyone understands what is being said. Slang has become such a defining characteristic of teenagers of this generation that it causes one to question how slang fits into the English language. Is it just a teenage fad? ... Webster’s dictionary defines language as merely, “the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community” (Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, par. ... This definition may seem quite straight-forward; however, there are debates as to whether certain words, normally referred to as slang, are actually real words or if they are just fads that come and go like clothing fashion. Slang has been around for centuries and while in the past it has often been condemned as vulgar when used in daily speech, it has gained much respectability in the 20th century (MSN Encarta, par. ... During the past few decades, slang has become more and more popular as well as more widely used and accepted into the daily speech of thousands of Americans.