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Transcript one:

Me: Yoo wagone Fats, you aight?

Fats: Yeye, you? Where’s Fabz?

Me: Oh erm nah I dunno where she’s at man, I think she stayed at home instead yanoe

Fats: Oh is it? (2) Maan!

Me: Trust her to not come into school you know, aah man

Fats: Just watch when she gets to school tomorrow. Gonna make sure she’s sorry.

Thanz: (Enters) Hellooo babesh, youse lot aight…

Me: … (Cuts through) heyoo “BABESH” lawls

Thanz: allow me doe, oh yeah err where’s flabzilla at maan?

Me: she’s at erm wotsits…

Fats: … (cuts through) at home probs watching tv and yeah, you know eating oreos and that. Err man

Me: HEEEEY! Oreos are ber nice you know, gosh!

Thanz: Oh anyways guys, I gotta go do my French thingy, you know?

Fatz: ehh what thingy?

Thanz: My speaking exam yeah, so I’m gonna, see youse lot later. Wish me luck aha

Me: Good luck “BABESH”

Thanz: lool allow me man

Fats: aight Thanzila good luck yeah now go before Ms Sadoui bites your scarf off bruv.

Thanz: aicha byeeeeeeee

Transcript two:

Me: Hi madam, can I return this library book please?

Madam: Yes you can, your book is overdue by a day and that means you have a 5p fine.

Me: It is? Are you sure madam, can you please double check it please, at the back it says its due today though is it not?

Madam: Ah hold on, let me just check that again, scan your card for me please, (5) Oh sorry, yes you were right, my mistake.

Me: That’s okay madam, is that fine now?

Madam: Yes it is.

Me: Thank You

Madam: Next please

The way we speak depends on the environment and to whom we are speaking to. For instance when speaking in a classroom to a peer we speak however like; most likely to be slang whereas when speaking to the teacher in the classroom we speak much more formally than we would have done whilst speaking to our peers.
The public attitude towards to speaking slang is seen to be quite

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