Hong Tan

[Hong Tan @HongTanny]

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An English Academy to protect English language from 'txt spk'? #uhsenglang

[Hong Tan @HongTanny]

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It's only jargon if you're in the 'out' group. Otherwise, it helps create group cohesion or maintain it. #uhsenglang

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You may have to relearn English when overseas as foreign speakers adopt it as their lingua franca. http://t.co/dFFUCKcAlj
#uhsenglang

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Aussie slang, lost? How bout some rhyming slang? Dude, pass me the Al Capone. l need ta tweet.
Want to take a guess?
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"dude” may be a shortening for "duddies" (Scottish for clothes). Considered derogatory until the 1960s, it now has a positive connotation.

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Did your parents ever think LOL meant lots of love? Online language used in speech is often a fashion statement. http://t.co/MypFbiNL

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"ough" pronounced eight ways: A rough, dough-faced ploughman strode through Scarborough, coughing and hiccoughing thoughtfully. #uhsenglang