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Tue 26 Nov, 2019 01:28 pm
Hi! I am doing a project in English and I need the help of native speakers of any English speaking country. Please take my survey.
1. How old are you?"
(i) 13-17
(ii) 18-25
(iii) 26-32
(iv) 33-40
(v) 41-48
(vi) 49-56
(vii) 57 and above
2. What's your gender?
(I) male
(ii) women
3. Do you use slang expressions?
(i) Yes
(ii) no
4. If so, how often?
(i) always
(ii) frequently
(iii) rarely
5. What are the reasons for using slang words in everyday conversation?
i) to say something in a simple way
ii) to show his anger
iii) to confuse other people
iv) have fun and laugh
v) to be "different", to be new
(vi) to enrich the language.
vii) ________________________________ _________(please write your own reason)
6. If you use any slang expressions, please write them in the provided place: ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________
7. What country are you from?
_________________________
Define slang, how is it different from vernacular?
@izzythepush,
Maybe we should answer Q6 with ...'whoever designed this survey is not a full shilling'
@fresco,
Or, to quote the late, great Rik Mayall, 'they've got a plop in the wrong lavatory.'
vernacular
n. The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language.
n. A variety of such everyday language specific to a social group or region.
slang
n. A kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of coinages and figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other effect.
n. Language peculiar to a group; argot or jargon.