Slang vs slangs

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21-Sep-2003, 23:23
RonBee

Re: Slang vs slangs

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Originally Posted by tdol

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Originally Posted by whl626

As I know that slang is an uncountable noun. But can we add an ' s ' to mean different types of slang like what we do on ' foods ' and ' peoples ' ?

eg. I am running a company dealing in wine and foods.

eg. Peoples from different nations come to attend the world conference.

Thanks

Yes- Cockney rhyming slang is an identifiablt and localised slang. It is different from others, so the plural would be possible if we were thinking about local, etc, variations. ;-)

Would you say slangs?

:)
22-Sep-2003, 20:53
Tdol

I'd say there are many different slangs in the UK. You could avoid the issue with something like 'kinds of slang', but the plural doesn't worry me at all. It's that BE singular\plural laxity again. ;-)
23-Sep-2003, 18:09
RonBee

Different slangs works for me. It's about the same as (or at least close to) different languages.

:)
23-Sep-2003, 23:00
Tdol

Agreed. ;-)
24-Sep-2003, 01:29
whl626

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Originally Posted by tdol

Agreed. ;-)

I wonder if ' agreed ' stands for ' it is agreed ' ? " I am agreed " doesn't look like it, right ?
24-Sep-2003, 08:27
lucyarliwu

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Originally Posted by whl626

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdol

Agreed. ;-)

I wonder if ' agreed ' stands for ' it is agreed ' ? " I am agreed " doesn't look like it, right ?

it stands for ' I agreed', what do you think? 8)

Lucy wu in China
24-Sep-2003, 11:58
whl626

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Originally Posted by lucyarliwu

Quote:

Originally Posted by whl626

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdol

Agreed. ;-)

I wonder if ' agreed ' stands for ' it is agreed ' ? " I am agreed " doesn't look like it, right ?

it stands for ' I agreed', what do you think? 8)

Lucy wu in China

I beg to differ :P
24-Sep-2003, 14:06
Casiopea

That different slangs are about the same as (or at least close to) different languages is agreed between tdol and Ronbee.

tdol agrees with Ronbee.

:D
24-Sep-2003, 14:28
whl626

Quote:

Originally Posted by Casiopea

That different slangs are about the same as (or at least close to) different languages is agreed between tdol and Ronbee.

tdol agrees with Ronbee.

:D

' is agreed ' is what I mean :)
24-Sep-2003, 14:38
Casiopea

Agreed :cheers:

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