"Carry the ball" is a jargon meaning "to assume responsibility." True or false?
True.
It is usually only spoken. 'Jargon' or 'slang'?
'Slang'.
Jargon and slang are part of Standard English. True or false?
False.
They are part of Non-Standard English.
It is present in the world of medicine. 'Slang' or 'jargon'?
'Jargon'.
English might become many languages. True or false?
True.
English today belongs only to Britain and the United States. True or false?
False.
English belongs to the world.
English is used all over the world and will never be changed by any language. True or false?
False.
Since English is a living language, it will be changed by other languages in the future.
Lawyers use words and expressions that the rest of us do not understand. "Slang' or 'jargon'?
'Jargon'.
It usually belongs to a group of people who is use it to show that they belong to that group. 'Slang' or 'jargon'.
'Slang'.
Young people, people in prison, and people in the army are examples of groups that use it. 'Jargon' or 'slang'?
'Slang'.
It gives us new words for things we already have words for. 'Slang' or 'jargon'?
'Slang'.
It often gives us new words for new things or ideas. 'Slang' or 'jargon'?
'Jargon'.
What slang word refers to the jump mountain bikers make when they leave the ground with both wheels?
'Bunny hop'.
What people are very proud of their slang with many shortened words?
They are the Australians.
"Flex" is a jargon meaning "to show off". True or false?
False.
It is a slang word.