language correctly so as to be understood clearly. The use of language in any kind of writing is important to clearly and understandably convey a meaning or argument. There are five major issues with language use; levels of formality‚ in-group jargon‚ slang and idiomatic expression‚ deceitful language and euphemisms‚ and biased language. All of these issues can have a negative effect on a person’s writing if not used correctly (Driscoll‚ 1995-2011). The level of formality in writing should be one expected
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A well-known musician once said‚ “ Realistically‚ English is a universal language; it’s the number one language…for communicating with the rest of the world.” English is the most widely used language in the history of the world. In 2015‚ there were sixty-seven sovereign states and twenty-seven non-sovereign entities where English was an official language. Additionally‚ many country’s subdivisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. Despite being the most widely
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was positioned on this scene was to show how helpless she was‚ as the camera looked down on her‚ this automatically gives the audience a perspective that she has less power than Moses and his friends. Then Moses and his gang go on to use a lot of slang in their sociolect to conversate with everyone throughout the film‚ this is done to show that they are not from a wealthy background and are in fact the lower class in society‚ this is also shown by the area they are in‚ for example they live in a
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Gadget A gadget is a small tool such as a machine that has a particular function‚ but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos. History The origins of the word "gadget" trace back to the 19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ there is anecdotal evidence for the use of "gadget" as aplaceholder name for a technical item whose precise name one can’t remember since the 1850s; with Robert Brown’s 1886 book Spunyarn and Spindrift‚ A sailor boy’s
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elements to establish a strong sense of realism and authenticity to the novel. He uses intercalary chapters to give the readers a real grasp of what happened during the Great Depression. Steinbeck uses different language also. The characters talk very slang and improper which allows the readers to better understand how they spoke in the 1930’s. A very important narrative style Steinbeck uses is the chapters in between the story‚ the odd chapters‚ called intercalary chapters. Theintercalary chapters
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The website was created by Californian computer science student Aaron Peckham in 1999 with the intention to provide an internet forum where “users post definitions of new or existing slang terms”. Because of this‚ there exist multiple entries for the word “chav” with all of them portraying the word in a derogatory and negative way. Another site which features abuse towards the “chav” population is “ChavScum”. It is worth mentioning that
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Speaking of Courage Courage can be described as many things. For instance it takes courage to run in to a burning building to save someone. It also takes courage to stand up to someone that has a higher status than oneself‚ like ones boss. And it takes courage to stick with ones beliefs‚ when having a hard time‚ like in “The Rainy River”. I will in this essay write about the language‚ structure and mood/atmosphere in “Speaking of Courage”; how the language‚ structure and mood/atmosphere
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would learn in the exhibit. They were amazed about everything they were learning as far as the astronauts and space shuttles. There were mixtures of communication styles‚ but verbal was primary. There were many how used a lot of slang like ‘OMG!’‚ ‘LOL’‚ and other types of slang. Many were also making gestures to each other to symbolize a certain message to bring across. The majority of the topics discussed were about what information they would gather up as far as astronauts and what it would be like
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”‚ “proper job”‚ “what’s on?” and the word “some” instead of “very” (he’s ‘some handsome’). These are also reflective of local Cornish dialect. Words influenced by social factors are described as part of my sociolect. This includes the use of some slang in informal situations‚ such as spoken conversations with friends‚ with words such as “smashed”‚ “dodgy”‚ “gutted” and “knackered” being typical
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1800’s Southern America. Twain emphasizes certain slang from the Southern times. A word used often in the novel’s dialogue is ‘reckon’ or ‘reck’n.’ Each character tends to use it at least once in the novel‚ some more than others. When sharing a conversation with Huck‚ Jim says‚ “Huck‚ does you reck’n we gwyne to run acrost any mo’ kings on dis trip?” (Twain‚ page 134.) In this line of dialogue‚ Jim uses multiple other examples of Southern slang such as; ‘dis‚’ ‘gwyne‚’ ‘acrost‚’ and ‘mo’.’ A large
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