Katherine
Survey!!Please,help me!

Hi  guys!I was honored to represent my school in the international conference between students and teachers all over the world.But i was given a project to make a research work and get some information about slang is used in English-speaking countries.And i have to make a survey.So guys,can you help me please?Please do not be shy and answer my questions.There are 3 questions:

1)What words do you like and use more often?

2)do you know the meaning of these words?

3)What do you think of foreign words are used in your native language?

4)How old are you?

5)Where are you from?

Please,guys,help me!!! I really need your help!!!

P.S.for people from English-speaking countries

Oct 30, 2014 8:34 PM
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1)What words do you like and use more often?

That's hard to say. I'm not <em>conscious</em> of using slang. I'm an old guy and most of the slang I use is probably antiquated. Slang grades into colloquialism so smoothly it's hard to say where one leaves off and another begins. And of course I do not want to repeat anything vulgar, obscene, or otherwise taboo in this forum.

I guess I use "sexting;" "fail" in the sense of fiasco; "bucket list;" "dropped the f-bomb;" "earworm." I don't think any of these qualify as slang.

I've never had the need to use the word "twerk."

"Gay" (meaning homosexual) would have been slang fifty years ago.

 

2)do you know the meaning of these words?

I think so. I think I know the meaning of most words I use. 


3)What do you think of foreign words are used in your native language?

It's great. It's one of the things that I love about English. <em>Ketchup</em>, <em>run amok, aileron, fuselage.</em>.. the president just appointed an "Ebola <em>czar,</em>" troika, ukase, bagel, kibbitzing... 

4)How old are you?

In my sixties.
5)Where are you from?

Northeast United States.

October 30, 2014
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Many of the slang words and expressions current in British English are American in origin, having arrived via television and films.

Americans are fond of the word 'arse' [backside] which they (mis)spell 'ass'.  Many slang expressions with this word have become common in English :  'smartarse'  as in  'He's a smartarse' - He thinks he knows it all [everything];   'arsehole' as in 'He's an arsehole' - He's an idiot

'Get your arse in gear'  -  Get ready;  'Get your arse over here !' - Come over here.

Another vulgar slang expression :  'He went arse over tits !'  -  He fell over 'head over heels'  -  'head over heels' is the traditional way of saying 'fall over' in a dramatic way -  'He fell head over heels in love with her'  [You can't say 'He fell arse over tits in love with her' - it's completely inappropriate].

 

Many foreign words have become so well integrated in to the language that we are not conscious of their origin as foreign, and to most people they are English words [restaurant, café, sauce, pyjamas].

Many of the words used in specialist fields like cookery [sauté, flambé, cappuccino, although 'espresso' has been anglicised to 'expresso'], and stage performance ['diva', 'prima donna', 'maestro'] are French or Italian.  We are conscious of them as foreign imports, and they are usually regarded as bestowing status and authenticity on the user in the context of the activities concerned  i.e. (s)he sounds better qualified if using the correct foreign word or expression.

I am also in my sixties, from London, England

October 25, 2015
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Alright! It's sample.

1)What words do you like and use more often? - I think that they are "Okay", "Yes", "No", "Thanks", "Mom", "Dad". . . I like them because my parents have teached me these words before I went to school, and I usually use these words with everyone every day in Vietnam.

2)do you know the meaning of these words? - Of course! I and all people in Vietnam can know these words, they are popular words.

3)What do you think of foreign words are used in your native language? - It's very useful and brief to say what I mean. Ex: I'll say "Thanks!" instead of "Cám ơn bạn!"... It's convenient! In other hand, some Frech words are used in Vietnam, most of them are nouns and there are no Vietnamese words can replace them!

4)How old are you? - I'm 20, how about you?

5)Where are you from? I'm from Vietnam, welcome to Vietnam!

 

 

 

October 25, 2015

hi! want to be language partners? I'm Colt in the USA and im
glad to help you with spoken English. please feel free to add me! :)

October 25, 2015