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    enormous impact and influence on the younger community. The young people follow the same trends as the celebrities and they try to speak in the same slang as some celebrities do. For instance‚ Nicki Minaj and the Young Money Management have a way of creating their own words in their lyrics. So now the majority of young people who support them use the same slang as well. Celebrities have dominated the television world with commercials‚ award shows‚ music videos‚ movies‚ cameo appearances‚ guest starring

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    Nvq Level 3 Unit 1

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    Unit 1 Answers 1.1 People communicate for different reasons. To express themselves‚ to be able to relate to another person‚ to gather and share information‚ advice‚ help and support a person. 1.2 Good communication in the work setting enables staff members to work efficiently‚ provide both quality and speed in their job roles‚ communicating to ensure work is complete and knowing where staff are and what they are doing. Bad communication can cause tension between staff so no communication

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    voice.In his poems‚ we understand that the typical Australian culture is unique and non-conformity due to Australian people’s attitude and value on live. He expresses the Australian voice through variety of techniques‚ such as use of colloquial words‚ slangs and larrikanism to show his local Australian identity. The messages behind his poems “Back to Melbourne” and “Hillston Welcome” are Australians are easy-going‚ loyalty‚ friendly‚ and humour. “Back to Melbourne”‚ is one of Komninos’s writing. In this

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    “A new study from the Center for Immigration Studies found that one in five U.S. residents — or 61.8 million people — speak a language other than English at home.” Many people assume that English is the official language of the U.S‚ because the majority of the country speaks the language. The United States has not declared an official language‚ at least not yet. Having an official language provides a common bond of unity‚ but it also has a downside. Since America is very diverse‚ having a national

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    Paper II How to Select Songs to Teach Language Skills. Yogita Bhamare. Songs are part of daily life of most people. The benefits of songs in ELT have been well-documented by many researchers. English language teachers can use songs to open and close their lessons‚ to illustrate themes and topics‚ to add variety‚ present new vocabulary or recycle known language. Practically all grammar

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    meaning‚ according to Stace‚ by‚ "Common usage is the criterion for deciding whether a definition is correct or not." This means that words should be used‚ as everyone knows them. The exception to this is slang. So to a point it is philosophers changing the words of freewill and creating their own slang definition and like Stace says‚ "the mistake which the deniers of freewill have made is rather subtle and difficult to detect." Stace feels that the wrong definition of freewill is the ability to do

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    the deals you get at a particular store‚ popular television shows like American Idol-(which was their favorite)‚ popular music albums‚ books and fashion. When they were talking their common phrases and verbiage were less formal. They used slang‚ cursing and inappropriate words. It seemed that this made them come closer to one another. There was total lack of respect but no

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    Language in Prison

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    community that has a very unique language is prison. Prison inmates use a language called argot‚ which does not make sense to the average person‚ but is very necessary to inmates and guards. Argot is the more scientific term for criminal jargon or prison slang but it is used mainly to communicate between criminals and to create a barrier to keep others from understanding the criminal cultures (Bondeson 1988). Other languages are used in prisons‚ for instance prisoners from other countries have their own

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    write well‚ and he began to take advantage of the prison library. Before he went to jail‚ Malcolm describes himself as hustler‚ as one who could speak very well: he was an excellent speaker‚ a master of orality. (Anthony) He found his street-wise slang inadequate to express new ideas and a new worldview. Malcolm X found himself in a situation that demanded literacy; he needed to racionate–to think logically and deeply in order to communicate. Malcolm X in a sense bought into the idea that literacy

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    Audience Analysis: The Ugly Truth There are many different ways of speaking with different people. These different ways may be through a different language‚ slang‚ or simply with a different personality or demeanor. You wouldn’t want to go to the White house dressed as a hippie‚ and you wouldn’t want to go to a gang dressed up in a tuxedo. It is also possible to analyze writing and who audience is that the author is trying to target. In the story "The Ugly Truth about Beauty"‚ Dave Barry’s target

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