Grody was initially spelled groaty, in the mid-1960s, and it’s basically used to describe something that’s slovenly, dirty, ...

Before we look at your book selection, could you tell us what slang is? Slang is difficult because everything about it defies simple classification. Nobody knows the etymology of the word slang. If ...

Cosplay versions of Cheap (贱贱) and Fried (炸毛), characters from Chinese anime "Old Xian" 《Old先》 and "19 Days"《19天》that post-millennials like Defined as those born in China after 2000, of which the ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. When we talked about “bizarro” words last week, we promised to talk this week about the difference between “colloquial ...

"Hey sup?" In proper English this is translated into, "Hi how are you?" These days teen-agers are taking the proper English and making it into their own words such as "hey sup?" known as slang. Slang ...

Until a few years ago, I couldn’t speak Spanish without sounding about half a century older—and much more religious—than I am. The language is the first one I learned, but I was taught it primarily by ...

A National Colloquial Language Convention will be held this October to sustain the vitality of community languages. The event, set for Oct 15 and 16, is expected to draw 300 linguists. National ...

BANGI, Nov 6 (Bernama) – The Ministry of National Unity (KPN) has proposed incorporating the study of colloquial language and local dialects as part of the language studies syllabus at higher ...

KLANG, June 6 (Bernama) -- The National Colloquial Language Convention, aimed at reaching a consensus to sustain the vitality of community languages, will be held on October 15 and 16 with the ...