Do you speak my language?

I feel like I should say a big thankyou to Dad for this one. I know more Aussie slang than British apparently… On the subject of language, quite seriously I don’t think that it’s actually possible to entirely communicate with another person. The terms we use are so highly personal to us, the nuances that we have can be shared by a small group almost exactly but to convey the emotions, the feelings, the understandings that we have into words is just not possible in all things. At least, certainly not directly at all times about everything. The closest we can get is to discover what medium we can explain things to each of our friends in and then use that. I think that we probably should use it exclusively except that I’ve found that polite society requires slang, touching, shorthand and all the other things we use to talk with each other with, not be used all the time.

So, oh well, my ideas are not practical. back to the drawing board.


Your Slanguage Profile


Aussie Slang: 100%

British Slang: 75%

Prison Slang: 50%

New England Slang: 25%

Southern Slang: 25%

Victorian Slang: 25%

3 thoughts on “Do you speak my language?

  1. That would certainly explain why I and the Cornish Bloke tend to communicate in half-sentence, pause for information to extract, sequences.

    Usually followed by laughter.

  2. Victorian Slang: 75%

    Aussie Slang: 50%

    British Slang: 50%

    Prison Slang: 50%

    Canadian Slang: 25%

    New England Slang: 25%

    I think I’m moderately happy with that… ;o)

  3. Ummm either there’s something wrong here, or I’m beginning to think like Sachi…
    I have NO southern slang? Dude, do they even KNOW southern slang? I didn’t see one "y’all" or "yuanto" or anything!


    Your Slanguage Profile


    Aussie Slang: 75%

    British Slang: 50%

    Prison Slang: 50%

    Victorian Slang: 50%

    Canadian Slang: 25%

    New England Slang: 25%

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