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Slang Quotes

The downtrodden are the great creators of slang Picture Quote #1

The downtrodden, who are the great creators of slang Picture Quote #1

The one stream of poetry which is continually flowing is slang Picture Quote #1

All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry Picture Quote #1

Trying to keep up with current slang sucks Picture Quote #1

Hairstyles change, and skirt lengths, and slang, but high school administrations? Never Picture Quote #1

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Slang is vigorous and apt. Probably most of our vital words were once slang Picture Quote #1

In general, American slang is much better than English slang. The entire world picks up American slang Picture Quote #1

All our efforts to guard and guide our children may just get in the way of the one thing they need most from us: to be deeply loved yet left alone so they can try a new skill, new slang, new style, new flip-flops. So they can trip a few times, make mistakes, cross them out, try again, with no one keeping score Picture Quote #1

It definitely sharpened my interest in language, the way people used language, slang words, speech patterns. There’s a big advantage to being the outsider Picture Quote #1

My parents went through the dictionary looking for a beautiful name, nearly called me Banyan, flicked on a few pages and came to China, which is cockney rhyming slang for mate Picture Quote #1

Words have life and must be cared for. If they are stolen for ugly uses or careless slang or false promotion work, they need to be brought back to their original meaning - back to their roots Picture Quote #1

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After I arrived in Mountain View, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, I entered sixth grade and quickly grew to love my new home, family and culture. I discovered a passion for language, though it was hard to learn the difference between formal English and American slang Picture Quote #1

The fact that slang is apt and forceful makes its use irresistibly tempting. Coarse or profane slang is beside the mark, but flivver, taxi, the movies, deadly (meaning dull), feeling fit, feeling blue, grafter, a fake, grouch, hunch and right o! are typical of words that it would make our spoken language stilted to exclude Picture Quote #1

I want a girl with extensions in her hair, Bamboo earrings, at least two pair, A Fendi bag and a bad attitude, That’s all I need to get me in a good mood. She can walk with a switch and talk with street slang, I love it when a woman ain’t scared to do her thing Picture Quote #1

I have no desire to be hip to the latest black slang and do the stereotypical black thing. I was a Richard Pryor fan, and I have used profanity in my act. But when it becomes a whole thing that defines blacks, we’re limiting ourselves. The enemy is us Picture Quote #1

Shakespearean words, foreign words, slang and dialect and made-up phrases from kids on the street corner: English has room for them all. And writers - not just literary writers, but popular writers as well - breathe air into English and keep it lively by making it their own, not by adhering to some style manual that gets handed out to college Freshmen in a composition class Picture Quote #1

Adapt your style, if you wish, to admit the color of slang or freshness of neologism, but hang tough on clarity, precision, structure, grace Picture Quote #1

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I boldly assert, in fact I think I know, that a lot of friendships and connections absolutely depend upon a sort of shared language, or slang. Not necessarily designed to exclude others, this can establish a certain comity and, even after a long absence, re-establish it in a second Picture Quote #1

The most vulgar slang is scarcely worse than the attempted elegance which those unused to good society imagine to be the evidence of cultivation Picture Quote #1

I found a great book called ‘Slang Through the Ages’ by Jonathon Green. It’s basically a thesaurus of historical slang, and had lots of great old uses Picture Quote #1

I love the inappropriateness of age-old wisdom in modern slang. These things are all so wonderful to me Picture Quote #1

A wise man should not divulge the formula of a medicine which he has well prepared; an act of charity which he has performed; domestic conflicts; private affairs with his wife; poorly prepared food he may have been offered; or slang he may have heard Picture Quote #1

Correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets Picture Quote #1

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The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect Picture Quote #1

Dialect tempered with slang is an admirable medium of communication between persons who have nothing to say and persons who would not care for anything properly said Picture Quote #1

If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not draw attention to it by enclosing it in quotation marks. To do so is to put on airs, as though you were inviting the reader to join you in a select society of those who know better Picture Quote #1

I leave you free to imagine any dialogue you please. Choose whatever may charm you. Have it, if you like, that they hear the voice of the blood, or that they fall in love at first sight... Conceive the wildest improbabilities. Have it that the depths of their beings are thrilled at accosting each other in slang. Tangle them suddenly in a swift embrace or a brotherly kiss. Do whatever you like Picture Quote #1

Sin does not always drive us to drink; more often it drives us to exhaustion. Tiredness is equally as debilitating as drunkenness. Burnout is slang for an inner tiredness, a fatigue of our souls. Jesus came to forgive us all of our sins, including the sin of busyness. The problem with growth in the modern church is not the slowness of growth but the rushing of growth Picture Quote #1

I think fear neutralizes alcohol, weakens its anesthetic power. It’s good for small fears; your boss, your wife, your bills, your dentist; all right then to take a drink. But for big ones it doesn’t do any good. Like water on blazing gasoline, it will only quicken and compound it. It takes sand, in the literal and the slang sense, to smother the bonfire that is fear. And if you’re out of sand, then you must burn up Picture Quote #1

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The downtrodden are the great creators of slang (Slang Quotes) The downtrodden, who are the great creators of slang (Slang Quotes) The one stream of poetry which is continually flowing is slang (Slang Quotes) All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry (Slang Quotes) Trying to keep up with current slang sucks (Slang Quotes) Hairstyles change, and skirt lengths, and slang, but high school administrations? Never (Slang Quotes) Slang is vigorous and apt. Probably most of our vital words were once slang (Slang Quotes) In general, American slang is much better than English slang. The entire world picks up American slang. (Slang Quotes) All our efforts to guard and guide our children may just get in the way of the one thing they need most from us: to be deeply loved yet left alone so they can try a new skill, new slang, new style, new flip-flops. So they can trip a few times, make mistakes, cross them out, try again, with no one keeping score. (Slang Quotes) It definitely sharpened my interest in language, the way people used language, slang words, speech patterns. There’s a big advantage to being the outsider. (Slang Quotes) My parents went through the dictionary looking for a beautiful name, nearly called me Banyan, flicked on a few pages and came to China, which is cockney rhyming slang for mate. (Slang Quotes) Words have life and must be cared for. If they are stolen for ugly uses or careless slang or false promotion work, they need to be brought back to their original meaning - back to their roots. (Slang Quotes) After I arrived in Mountain View, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, I entered sixth grade and quickly grew to love my new home, family and culture. I discovered a passion for language, though it was hard to learn the difference between formal English and American slang. (Slang Quotes) The fact that slang is apt and forceful makes its use irresistibly tempting. Coarse or profane slang is beside the mark, but flivver, taxi, the movies, deadly (meaning dull), feeling fit, feeling blue, grafter, a fake, grouch, hunch and right o! are typical of words that it would make our spoken language stilted to exclude. (Slang Quotes) I want a girl with extensions in her hair, Bamboo earrings, at least two pair, A Fendi bag and a bad attitude, That’s all I need to get me in a good mood. She can walk with a switch and talk with street slang, I love it when a woman ain’t scared to do her thing. (Slang Quotes) I have no desire to be hip to the latest black slang and do the stereotypical black thing. I was a Richard Pryor fan, and I have used profanity in my act. But when it becomes a whole thing that defines blacks, we’re limiting ourselves. The enemy is us (Slang Quotes) Shakespearean words, foreign words, slang and dialect and made-up phrases from kids on the street corner: English has room for them all. And writers - not just literary writers, but popular writers as well - breathe air into English and keep it lively by making it their own, not by adhering to some style manual that gets handed out to college Freshmen in a composition class (Slang Quotes) Adapt your style, if you wish, to admit the color of slang or freshness of neologism, but hang tough on clarity, precision, structure, grace (Slang Quotes) I boldly assert, in fact I think I know, that a lot of friendships and connections absolutely depend upon a sort of shared language, or slang. Not necessarily designed to exclude others, this can establish a certain comity and, even after a long absence, re-establish it in a second. (Slang Quotes) The most vulgar slang is scarcely worse than the attempted elegance which those unused to good society imagine to be the evidence of cultivation. (Slang Quotes) I found a great book called ‘Slang Through the Ages’ by Jonathon Green. It’s basically a thesaurus of historical slang, and had lots of great old uses. (Slang Quotes) I love the inappropriateness of age-old wisdom in modern slang. These things are all so wonderful to me (Slang Quotes) A wise man should not divulge the formula of a medicine which he has well prepared; an act of charity which he has performed; domestic conflicts; private affairs with his wife; poorly prepared food he may have been offered; or slang he may have heard (Slang Quotes) Correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets (Slang Quotes) The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect (Slang Quotes) Dialect tempered with slang is an admirable medium of communication between persons who have nothing to say and persons who would not care for anything properly said (Slang Quotes) If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not draw attention to it by enclosing it in quotation marks. To do so is to put on airs, as though you were inviting the reader to join you in a select society of those who know better (Slang Quotes) I leave you free to imagine any dialogue you please. Choose whatever may charm you. Have it, if you like, that they hear the voice of the blood, or that they fall in love at first sight... Conceive the wildest improbabilities. Have it that the depths of their beings are thrilled at accosting each other in slang. Tangle them suddenly in a swift embrace or a brotherly kiss. Do whatever you like (Slang Quotes) Sin does not always drive us to drink; more often it drives us to exhaustion. Tiredness is equally as debilitating as drunkenness. Burnout is slang for an inner tiredness, a fatigue of our souls. Jesus came to forgive us all of our sins, including the sin of busyness. The problem with growth in the modern church is not the slowness of growth but the rushing of growth (Slang Quotes) I think fear neutralizes alcohol, weakens its anesthetic power. It’s good for small fears; your boss, your wife, your bills, your dentist; all right then to take a drink. But for big ones it doesn’t do any good. Like water on blazing gasoline, it will only quicken and compound it. It takes sand, in the literal and the slang sense, to smother the bonfire that is fear. And if you’re out of sand, then you must burn up (Slang Quotes)

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