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Originally Posted by noodle
I can't remember who said it, but someone once said that a never changing language is a dying language. I really like how English varies from generation to generation, from location to location, and social status to social status.
In my group of friends;
Welsh tends to say; That is lush
Young South Londoner says; That is Gangsta
Better educated folk might say; That is marvellous
...and so on!
Personally, I tend to struggle with certain dialects or how certain groups of people speak. English isn't my first language and I didn't learn it as an infant, so basically the English I learnt is what you get in books! I remember in high school, a lot of people thought I was posh for not talking a certain way. It took me years to get comfortable with saying things like "innit". Now I love speaking a certain way with certain people! For me, it adds to the richness of the English language.
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Amazing. Some of the slang is clearly U.S. influenced, but the other parts are very localized.
If I was to say "That was Gangsta" or "That was brill" in the states, people would give me blank stares. Very interesting topic.