http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:52:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/comment-page-1/#comment-159541 revivor Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:23:01 +0000 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/#comment-159541 loads of it around and the change of language is generational take "gay" for example: 50s = happy, 80s = homosexual now = terrible, poor loads of it around and the change of language is generational
take “gay” for example: 50s = happy, 80s = homosexual
now = terrible, poor

]]> http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/comment-page-1/#comment-158859 Elizabeth Abbott Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:14:50 +0000 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/#comment-158859 I love the back street peddler line!! Good post . Thanks TU I love the back street peddler line!! Good post . Thanks TU

]]> http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/comment-page-1/#comment-158827 thestickman Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:49:24 +0000 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/#comment-158827 Someday we humans will have evolved to the point that our ever-expanding language will occupy all the 'loose leaf pages' of our long-term memory and while we will be incredible intelligent speakers know throughout the galaxy and verbose speakers on any subject, -we will be unable to learn or remember anything except the command of the language that we use... :-o -Just like a super-duper CRAY supercomputer... -all the aggregate knowledge of the human species but can it change a flat tire on a car? NO! Someday we humans will have evolved to the point that our ever-expanding language will occupy all the ‘loose leaf pages’ of our long-term memory and while we will be incredible intelligent speakers know throughout the galaxy and verbose speakers on any subject, -we will be unable to learn or remember anything except the command of the language that we use… -Just like a super-duper CRAY supercomputer… -all the aggregate knowledge of the human species but can it change a flat tire on a car? NO!

]]> http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/comment-page-1/#comment-85953 Glassie Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:13:40 +0000 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/#comment-85953 Great article Bren, one which I should imagine would be of interest to any wordsmith. Great article Bren, one which I should imagine would be of interest to any wordsmith.

]]> http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/comment-page-1/#comment-85951 Anne McNew Fri, 29 May 2009 08:35:49 +0000 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/#comment-85951 Hi. Have no time to read, just dropping by to say hello... Hi. Have no time to read, just dropping by to say hello…

]]> http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/comment-page-1/#comment-85949 Alina Beck Sat, 23 May 2009 19:39:46 +0000 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/#comment-85949 I was reading the other day that the one millionth English word will officially enter the dictionary in the next month or so - apparently it's likely to be 'noob', 'defriend' or 'chiconomic'. Timely article Bren! I was reading the other day that the one millionth English word will officially enter the dictionary in the next month or so – apparently it’s likely to be ‘noob’, ‘defriend’ or ‘chiconomic’. Timely article Bren!

]]> http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/comment-page-1/#comment-85947 kate smedley Fri, 22 May 2009 08:37:03 +0000 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/#comment-85947 Interesting info on slang, I like the way language evolves. Interesting info on slang, I like the way language evolves.

]]> http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/comment-page-1/#comment-85945 Bill M. Tracer Fri, 22 May 2009 08:35:28 +0000 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/#comment-85945 Cool article. Cool article.

]]> http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/comment-page-1/#comment-85943 Glynis Smy Fri, 22 May 2009 07:16:58 +0000 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/#comment-85943 Interesting article. Interesting article.

]]> http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/comment-page-1/#comment-85941 Andrew Davies Fri, 22 May 2009 05:01:17 +0000 http://socyberty.com/languages/slang-the-pop-culture-of-language/#comment-85941 Thank you for the article. Thank you for the article.

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