Use of slang creates
linguistic sub-groups that are only accessible to people in the know. For example, teens tend to
develop their own slang expressions, and these expressions are constantly changing. A person can
show that he or she keeps up with the latest trends by being aware of slang expressions. In
other words, slang is an expression of belonging and of being in an in-group. As people outside
the group do not understand slang, it keeps others out of this group.
Slang
also makes people at times unable or unwilling to use standard expressions. For better or worse,
the use of standard...
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