... I think of our society, today anyways, as a society that uses slang more than proper language; especially in our younger generation. Everyday, there is new slang terms created just for the heck of it. For example: the word cool, which I feel is one of the most popular overused slang terms, it’s original meaning being: moderately cold or giving or suggesting relief from heat. ... ’
Sweet is my favorite slang term, well, my favorite appropriate slang term. ... I wonder to myself if I’ll ever rid of the word sweet from my slang vocabulary. ... But as I was saying earlier, so many slang terms are created on a daily basis. Whether the word is appropriate or not, slang is a big part to a teenage vocabulary. I’m sure people don’t need me to figure that out, because everyone is a teenager once, and I’m sure that everyone has had there favorite slang term.
So what is it about slang that is so popular amongst my generation? ... I think the reason why we as teenagers use slang is because in a sense it’s a type of freedom. ... Of course not all slang used by youngsters is proper. ... Whether it is proper language, or slang, it seems as if our world is based on socializing with words.
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