Keepin' It Real (Chapter 10)

Majority of our last Tuesday class was spent going over current and past slang. We have a variety of age ranges in the class, so it was cool to see how slang has changed over the years. One thing that Dr. Nahrwold pointed out was that slang is really part of what keeps a language alive because it creates a constant change. I really agree with this. I look at it as people being excited about language. They want to create new words or phrases that are fun, cool, or easier to use than whatever is currently being said. A lot of words start off as slang, but eventually become used more and more and then make it into the dictionary. As long as new words are being created, a language will always be alive. And thank goodness for the internet now because if there is a slang you don’t know, you can just go to Google or Urban Dictionary to look it up. Even though I’m 23, there is a generation younger than me with their own slang and lingo that I am sometimes unfamiliar with. Eventually, I’ll be totally out of the loop as to what’s “cool” or “hip” in the world of slang.