slang

(noun)

Language outside of conventional usage.

Related Terms

  • jargon

Examples of slang in the following topics:

  • Avoiding Slang and Jargon

    • When writing business documents, only use jargon when necessary with appropriate audiences, and completely avoid the use of slang words.
    • It can be similar to slang or it can be highly technical.
    • The term slang includes words, expressions, or the special use of language, used in informal speech.
    • Slang is especially common in pop, rock, jazz, and rap music, as well as in films, all of which tend to have international audiences.
    • Writers of official documents or papers should avoid using slang, whatever the context.
  • Appropriate Tone

    • A piece of correspondence written in the formal tone contains the proper subordination, is free from discriminatory language, and contains no slang or text speak.
Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Algebra
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
  • World History
  • Writing

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