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Are you up for slang? by Tom Hayton

Slang is misunderstood. Let’s get one thing out of the way from the outset - ‘‘slang’’ refers to a particular type of informal spoken or written phrases. Street language, if you like. It has absolutely nothing to do with pronunciation or accent.

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