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#32 (permalink) Mon Dec 18, 2006 17:05 pm Let’s slang! |
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Yo prezbucky
We ain't talked before but I jus' wan'ned to let ya know that yo' postings're always informative and way funny, dude. ;-)
Seriously: When I endeavored to learn English as well as possible I soon noticed that -should I ever want to successfully communicate with the average American- I'd need to learn slang. White slang, black slang, east coast, west coast, southern.. What helped me most to achieve that goal was pulp literature and the autobiographies of famous Americans, among them jazz-legend Miles Davis who introduced me to the numerous ways one can use the MF word <g>
'later
Ralf
p.s.: Nashville, huh? First thing coming to mind is country music |
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Lucien_Librarian You can meet me at english-test.net

Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 62 Location: Germany
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#33 (permalink) Tue Dec 19, 2006 15:07 pm Let’s slang! |
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I'm glad that you think of music when you think of Nashville. As for me, for three-fourths of the year Nashville reminds me of sweat.
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when you say "east coast" and "west coast" make sure that you pronounce them like this:
eas coas
wes coas
same with east side and west side (eas sigh, wes sigh)
if you want to be truly authentic.
hehe _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
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#34 (permalink) Thu Jan 04, 2007 19:24 pm Let’s slang! |
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...terms for being drunk:
I am... ; he is... ; she is... ; they are... ; we are...
- Tanked - Wasted - Inebriated (this is actually the technical term) - Sloshed - Slammed - Three sheets to the wind (old term, but still usable) - Destroyed - Blitzed
that's enough. hehe _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
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#35 (permalink) Wed Dec 12, 2007 18:01 pm Let’s slang! |
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You forgot my favourite: shit-faced. :D I even taught my friends this expression.
BTW, when you say "I've been to the east side of Detroit", do you pronounce it this way "I biin to ze issai ov Detroit"? |
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Lost_Soul I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 1861 Location: South Park, Colorado, USA
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#36 (permalink) Wed Dec 12, 2007 19:27 pm Let’s slang! |
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ah, yes. how could i forget that gem?
good job, Alex
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I been to de (duh) eesah (depending... may be eesah or eesai) uh Detroit.
the "been" might be "bin" or "ben", depending on where you are in the US.
Down here in the South, we have the E-->I change
ten = tin been = bin ken = kin
etc. _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
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#37 (permalink) Wed Dec 12, 2007 19:28 pm Let’s slang! |
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I can drive = Ah kin drahv _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
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#38 (permalink) Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:16 am Let’s slang! |
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| Thanks, Tom! |
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Lost_Soul I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 1861 Location: South Park, Colorado, USA
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#39 (permalink) Fri Dec 14, 2007 14:53 pm Let’s slang! |
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cool beans _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
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#40 (permalink) Tue Jun 29, 2010 20:09 pm Let’s slang! |
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Hi friends, When I read all these slangs ... I understood I'll never learn English perfectly! I guess I should give up anytin else and just focus on English ... ha ha :) Anyway, nice to meet all of you :) |
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Ppashakhanl New Member
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#41 (permalink) Tue Jun 29, 2010 20:42 pm Let’s slang! |
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I was writing article on classic 70's 80's and 90's and I wrote an entire passage about slangs used back then. Here are few:- ‘What it is?’ ‘Decent!’ ‘John is such a fruit’ ‘She is a closet disco queen’ ‘I flunked my math exam’ ‘Bummer for ya!’ ‘Do you have any bread in your pocket?’ ‘I’ve gotta book! See ya later alligator!’ ‘Be there or be a square!’ ‘That’s awesome possome!’ ‘BAM!!!’ ‘Please try to dig it!’ ‘Don’t be such a spaz!’ _________________ Just a confused kid... trying to live through twists & turns of life!
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Katty2010 I'm here quite often ;-)

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#42 (permalink) Tue Sep 07, 2010 16:39 pm Let’s slang! |
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Hello guys, I was wondering why you gave it up? G2G = GTG = got to go _________________ Global Marketing |
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Richard I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 01 Sep 2009 Posts: 1319 Location: Malaysia (at present)
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#43 (permalink) Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:34 am Let’s slang! |
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| Hi friends, who may be knowing what slang words are?. For sure i don't know any slang word or maybe i use them but unknowingly please give me some examples of these words. |
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Mutsaka Ivan New Member

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#44 (permalink) Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:35 am Let’s slang! |
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| Hi friends, who may be knowing what slang words are?. For sure i don't know any slang word or maybe i use them but unknowingly please give me some examples of these words. |
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Mutsaka Ivan New Member

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Richard I'm a Communicator ;-)

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