How would someone break the habit of slang talk and become a better speaker? ************************************************************* 10-15-03, 01:11 PM Georgia85 Apparently I have led a very sheltered life because I did not recognize most of those words. And the only slang word I've used was 'blast'. But what a great site. I wish I had had a list of these words growing up - would have made the bus ride to and from school easier. Everyone used to look at me strangely when I would ask what a slang word meant. But thanks to this site I never have to ask again...and I've always wondered what "boo" was and now I know! Big Grin
But to answer your question Clare, proper speaking comes from a conscious effort to use correct grammar. It can't be picked up over night. It comes with practice.
I gots to be straight up with ya boo. Slang aint' all phat you know! ************************************************************* 10-15-03, 08:35 PM clarebear Oh come on Georgia, you must not have read all the words.
Have you ever used these words?
Airhead Beat (After running a few miles, I was beat) BFE (Bum *** Egypt) Bimbo bitch out (She got bitched out by her boss) bit the dust (die) blow (that movie really blows) bomb (that movie bombed in the theatres) bouncer (security at a club) boy toy (think Cher) bra (brazier) bread (money) built (He is built) butter-face( an woman with an attractive body, but an ugly face) cash (money) cheesey ( in poor taste) chick flick cop shop gig (job in music industry)
I have seen you use a few of these in your posts. Wink It isn't all white trash. You hip?
The next time I looked at them I saw even more. Forget my question, I'll just chill out and see who hops on this bandwagon. I'm straight. Cool ************************************************************* 10-15-03, 10:47 PM Tree Clare, that's just hilarious! We do use a lot of slang, for certain, but eventually most of these - you'll be able to look up in the dictionary! Wink
10-16-03, 10:00 AM Georgia85 BFE? I don't even know what that means! But nope, I don't use those slang words in every day language. I may use a few of the above mentioned ones in my post - that is true. But for my every day vocabulary I do not.
What's a cop shop? Now I have to go look up more words Roll Eyes ************************************************************* 10-16-03, 02:40 PM frankvan Clare; bra= brassiere, not brazier! Wink ************************************************************* 10-16-03, 03:24 PM maiku Bra = brassiere, not brazier.
Very much so, Frank.
Of course a women without the former has often been known to kindle the latter. ************************************************************* 10-16-03, 03:36 PM clarebear LOL
I copied that from the site.
I have also called it an (over the shoulder) boulder holder! Wink ************************************************************* 10-16-03, 03:42 PM cap'n kane A suggestion: When you post, try composing a lipogram, it is like a word game whereby you must omit a particular symbol, perhaps "e". You cannot use a word containing this letter so alternative words must be sought. "e" is a hard one to start with but you have 25 others to choose from. Roll Eyes
As you can see I have chosen "z" in this lipogram and it was easy Wink It's not as easy as it sounds!!!
This is my understanding of "lipogram" I may be wrong but the idea is sound. ************************************************************* 10-16-03, 04:07 PM FredPuli Curiously, brassiere ( with oblique accent on first 'e') does not mean a 'bra' to the French.It's a kind of 'undershirt' for a baby or a short top worn by toddlers.For them a bra is 'un soutien gorge', literally 'a bosom support', which makes sense.
I can only suppose that our prim ancestors looked for a French word for a close fitting garment that covered the area and so the word for a child's 'cropped' undershirt was taken, as not being quite so basic and descriptive as the true French word ! Smile ( Of course Howard Hughes claimed to have invented the modern version but that's another story)
Note for fashionistas: Just as 'bra' is short for brassiere so Clarebear's term (above) is short for for the more formal 'over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder'. Smile ************************************************************* 10-16-03, 04:34 PM Georgia85 <------- wonders how these men know so much about brassieres.... ************************************************************* 10-17-03, 04:16 AM FredPuli One of us owns a lingerie store. At least, that's my excuse for researching the stock ! Big Grin ************************************************************* 10-18-03, 01:02 AM Cyndiluwho_99 OOOoooo..Fred is my new best friend!!
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