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    What does LMAO mean?This could be the only web page dedicated to explaining the meaning of LMAO (LMAO acronym/abbreviation/slang word).Ever wondered what LMAO means? Or any of the other 6659 slang words‚ abbreviations and acronyms listed here at Internet Slang? Your resource for web acronyms‚ web abbreviations and netspeak.    | All  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  Other | | | | What is LMAO? | | | LMAO is "Laughing

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    Few linguists have endeavored to clearly define what constitutes slang. Attempting to remedy this‚ Bethany K. Dumas and Jonathan Lighter argue that an expression should be considered "true slang" if it meets at least two of the following criteria. It lowers‚ if temporarily‚ "the dignity of formal or serious speech or writing"; in other words‚ it is likely to be considered in those contexts a "glaring misuse of register." Its use implies that the user is familiar with whatever

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    using slang or incorrect words (“BBC”). Slang is defined as incorrect ways of using words. Schools have banned students from using slang in the classroom so they can better prepare themselves for future careers (“The Independent”). “Slang is lazy and makes people that use it look ignorant” says Alexis Acquire (”Students”). There are times when slang isn’t acceptable and slang is one of them. You should always think about when and where you are when you say something. Schools should ban slang so that

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    INTRODUCTION The actuality: Nowadays English is worth not just knowing but it is worth really knowing. We do not live behind the "iron curtain" any more. There is a great importance to understand up-to-date English. English is the chief language of international business and academic conferences‚ and the leading language of international tourism. English is the main language of popular music‚ advertising‚ home computers and video games. Most of the scientific‚ technological and academic information

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    Slang Essay

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    Professor Hood English 099 June 27‚ 2013 A language of time When it comes to the topic of slang‚ most of us will readily agree that it is a part of everyday life. Although it has become common today to dismiss slang as a lowering of the English language‚ I believe it is an ever developing language of its own that will be around for years to come. If you think about it slang has already been around for centuries and has shown no evidence of slowing down. With every new generation

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    Prison Slang and the Language between Inmates and Correctional Officers Prison society has always had its own language and over the years‚ prison language has evolved. Correctional officers have to deal with a considerable number of offenders with a large variety of issues. All the inmates segregate themselves by race or religion in prison. At times dealing with each race or religion in a prison environment can be difficult. Prison staff are trained to understand how inmates live and the issues

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    English Language In response to the Independent article titled "Ere‚ gis a job" I think that the head teacher produced the letter in order to try to get parents to teach their young children and correct their grammar whilst they are still able to absorb such dialect instead of growing up thinking that slang words or shortened sayings are acceptable for example when they are going to interviews for jobs they may in fact be disadvantaged if they were to use sayings such as "I dunno" instead of "I

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    English Lexicology

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    английского языка English Lexicology Учебное пособие включает разделы: предмет и задачи курса‚ этимологический состав и стилевые слои словарного состава английского языка‚ словообразование‚ семантология‚ фразеология‚ синонимия и антонимия современного английского языка. Теоретический материал тесно увязан с материалом для практической самостоятельной работы и работы на семинарах‚ а также с текстами и упражнениями для лексического анализа. Лексикология английского языка / English Lexicology Серия:

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    on the Internet‚ like "PK" dinosaurs" and so on. These are all Internet slang terms. Whether to allow or forbid these terms in news and formal documents has become a hot topic as the ban is introduced in Shanghai. The public holds different views on the regulation. From where I stand‚ as the inevitable result of social development,Internet slang should not be banned in news and formal documents. Firstly‚ many Internet slang terms such as classifier are widely spread and commonly used among young

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    Etymology Old English

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    jazz‚ from 1950. Slang trad‚ short for trad(itional jazz) is recorded from 1956; its general use for "traditional" is recorded from 1963. Anglo-Saxon O.E. Angli Saxones‚ from L. Anglo-Saxones‚ in which anglo- is an adverb‚ thus lit. "English Saxons‚" as opposed to those of the Continent (now called "Old Saxons"). Properly in ref. to the Saxons of ancient Wessex‚ Essex‚ Middlesex‚ and Sussex. After the Norman-Fr. invasion of 1066‚ the peoples of the island were distinguished as English and French‚ but

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