tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post4755126040363210742..comments2024-02-23T04:11:30.367-05:00Comments on Combreviations: How can we reach these kids? Slang!Laura C. Ombreviationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079133569258549461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-32200868227023051652009-12-04T10:49:23.964-05:002009-12-04T10:49:23.964-05:00Not to mention that slang changes so quickly and i...Not to mention that slang changes so quickly and is also very regionally based. So even though they're saying "wicked" in Maine, kids in MN aren't. I think it's always best to avoid slang when writing fiction, imhopSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-31864608279907171862009-12-03T21:19:01.756-05:002009-12-03T21:19:01.756-05:00Thanks for the bastardization link. I agree, It...Thanks for the bastardization link. I agree, It's unseemly to be cowtowing to kids. Who are they going to look up to? <br /><br />I try not to preach to children, but I think we need to guide them. Give them some semblance of standards. I admit my standards are my own, and don't always jibe with the latest family-values crappity-crap, I mean, jargon. Nevertheless...<br /><br />As for the slang, I need to think on that. Shakespeare was weird. OK Hardy, I'm in. OK, he was weird too, but more in keeping with my weird sensibilitiesTerry Stonecrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726985400500572770noreply@blogger.com