Is slang poor English?
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Is slang poor English?
Do we even need to discuss this?
Of course, slang is poor English.
Ah! Wait a second, what am I saying? (What do I mean?) What am I writing?
Do I mean 'vernacular English'?
Do I mean 'colloquial English'?
I certainly think that some dialects, creoles, and patois, represent 'poor English'.
Australia and America are important English speaking countries. The English practiced there may be different from the English spoken in the UK, but it is not inferior, just different.
Slang is not poor English. Do not mistake "poor" with "inappropriate in certain circumstances".
One can use slang poorly and look like a fool. Knowledge of some form of slang is a prerequisite for mastery of the language.
<<Is slang poor English?
Do we even need to discuss this? >>
No, because you can't discuss anything with someone who doesn't have a clue what he's asking about. Slang is a very important part of every language, but you definitely don't even know what "slang" means, let alone all the other terms you have mentioned in your post.
Is Robin's English a model of good English?
Robin, try reading about appropriacy and language. It will make you seem less of an amateur in discussions on usage.
What's poor about these?
"There's a dead cat in the garden and it's Abraham Lincoln!"
"Can you Adam and Eve it?"
"Me and the lads are off down the Rat and Parrot for a few Dame Edna's"
"Can't find my Fergals anywhere!"
<<Robin, try reading about appropriacy and language. It will make you seem less of an amateur in discussions on usage. >>
Less of an ignorant twat, you mean.
''If it ain't broken, don't fix it''
This phrase is frequently used in standard English (newspapers, tv news) although it has a slang word ''ain't'' in it.
<<although it has a slang word ''ain't'' in it.>>
Ain't ain't slang. My creamy wiener is slang. Now suck it.
Is "Robin Michael" English for "greg"?
Why bother arguing over who's English is poor when in fact all of you are just as poor as each other?
Is "Robin Michael" English for "greg"?
Yes, he's another sock puppeteer.
MrP