Six Categories of Modern Slang

I’m not a big slang user, but this is a link to an interesting article organized by the words’ popularity in each state in the US. The article has five US maps and a list. Here’s the link:

https://crossword-solver.io/most-popular-slang-by-state-map/

Here’s one of the maps:

The other categories are:

• non-gaming
• crypto
• gen Z
• hip-hop
• most popular (this one is the list)

So if you want to sound modern, take a look. Here’s the link again: https://crossword-solver.io/most-popular-slang-by-state-map/

…and here’s an on-topic look at someone rather like me…

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Dictionary.com, to be specific. Here’s a passage that’s part of the intro to an article on the subject:

As always, this update includes not only words that are new to the dictionary, but also new and revised senses of existing terms (including extremely well-known ones like sex and woke), as well as other changes, such as the spelling we use for particular headwords (notably, we now use the spelling antisemitism for the primary headword—a change whose significance we’ll explain below). 

Remember, words that are new to the dictionary are not always new to the language (or even remotely recent). Furthermore, the addition of a word to the dictionary is not an endorsement, but rather a documentation of its use in the real world. Our mission is to be descriptive—we work to describe and document language as it is really used (not just how we or others may want it to be used).

https://www.dictionary.com/e/new-dictionary-words-winter-2023

—and here’s a passage about one of the words, which I happened to be familiar with:

Southern Ocean

noun. the waters surrounding Antarctica, comprising the southernmost waters of the World Ocean. 

📝 This body of water was formerly (and is sometimes still) referred to as the Antarctic Ocean. The name Southern Ocean has gained in use as it has been officially recognized by cartographers, geographers, and oceanographers (who regard it as a body of water distinct from the other four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic). 

Here’s a picture of the Southern Ocean (not in the article).

The article has lots more words and their definitions, and they are interesting. Go take a look. Here’s the link again: https://www.dictionary.com/e/new-dictionary-words-winter-2023

Maybe I’m being a pedant here, but; well, I’m a pedant. Here’s the comic. Last panel:

In the original it’s “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Another common goof is the golden rule. We say it backwards. Look up “golden rule” in the search box.

I recommend avoiding pronouns because a pronoun’s need for an antecedent can lead to ambiguity when the closest noun isn’t the antecedent.

Ambiguity is bad, but it’s the basis for this punchline.

Get the point?

Here’s the picture:

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Remember: Use “fewer” when you’re counting, and “less” when you’re measuring.