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English Slang English Slang consists of informal words involving the creation of new linguistic forms or adaptations. Explain and help your colleagues understand the meaning of these expressions, which differ from colloquial English.

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Old 06-22-2007, 02:42 PM   #11
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Eduardo del Rio (Rius) ha recopilado buena cantidad de "slang" en "El libro de las malas palabras"...

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If you want to compare English slang to that of other languages like Portuguese, in my opinion practically every single romance language (Spanish included) is richer in every single aspect (slang included) than English. Simply because grammar and lexical structures in most romance languages are more complex, and at the same time more flexible (there are always thousands of ways to say the same thing, and thousands of expressions that convey the same meaning). Now if you are comparing British vs. American slang .you know the old saying …British and Americans have everything in common but the language (jeje) .

i agree...spanish has such a large vocabulary, lending itself to more variation and flexibility from country to country.
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