English language is being shaped by slang

English language is being shaped by slang

English language has been changing over the years, some words became more popular than others and some completely new words have been created for the slang purposes.  There are many words which our parents or grandparents never heard of and they have no idea what they mean. Whereas
we teenagers use them on a daily basis and treat them as if they were a part of the dictionary.
 
Terms such as ‘bae’ and ‘fam’ are one of the most used terms by teenagers. ‘Bae’ is a term of affection, which is often used whilst speaking to best friends or a partner. It stands for ‘before anyone else’ which represents the importance of a person whom it is addressed to.  ‘Fam’ which is a short term for ‘family’ is being used when speaking to people close to us who we treat as our family even though they’re just friends.


Slang abbreviations used by teenagers nowadays

There are also many slang acronyms which are used whilst texting.  ‘Wuu2’ (What you up to), ‘Wby’ (What about you), btw (by the way) are only some of the examples of the ‘texting language’. Why do teenagers use those abbreviations? One of the answers for this question may be that they’re short and easy to type, so that many people don’t have to worry about making any spelling mistakes. However some teenagers may only use those abbreviations just to ‘fit into’ the society.
 
Another change in language is use of emoticons, which are called emojis. Few years ago, emoticons were also used however not as frequent as today. Since the emoji emoticons came out everyone has been obsessed with them. People use emojis in almost every message. There is a variety of different kinds of emojis, from yellow faces which express different emotions, to animals, clothing, food items and even country flags. Are emojis a good invention? People may argue over this statement as emojis might bring humour into text messages but they might also possibly cause some arguments.

Some of the Emojis which are available for Android and IPhone users

To be continued...