Answers to lesson 348: A. clarity. B. necessity. C. brevity. D. curiosity. E. anxiety. F. generosity. G. simplicity. H. vanity. I. Variety. J. gaiety. K. courtesy. L. cruelty. M. beauty. N. jealousy/envy. O. safety. P. tragedy. Q. difficulty. R. royalty. S. fury. T. hypocrisy. U. surety. V. loyalty.

Lesson 349: Slang Usage in English

Dear friends,

Slang is vocabulary which is used in very informal spoken language but not considered good in formal 'correct' English. For example a slang word for 'thank you' is 'ta' and a slang word for 'mad' is 'nuts'. The reason I am introducing these words over here is to make you aware of the different words and usages in English. The slang words in the sentences below are printed in italics. Replace each slang word with a word or phrase from the following list.

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(a)He smokes 30 fags a day. Too many!

(b)He drinks a lot. He must spend twenty quid a week on booze.

(c)He thought his meal was overcooked. When the waiter brought his bill he kicked up a fuss and would not pay.

(d)I lost $500 at a casino last night. I'm absolutely skint

(e)My mate stole a car. Now he's in the nick.

(f)She got bored with her boyfriend and ditched him.

(g)There's a good film on the telly tonight, but I've got to go out. What a drag!

(h)I wouldn't like to be a copper directing traffic in the street in this bad weather.

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Quotes

1 I love mankind, it's people I can't stand.

Charles M. Schulz

2 Men are born equal but they are also born different.

Erich Fromm

3 No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; . . . Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

John Donne

4 The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.

Aldous Huxley

5 The meek shall inherit the earth.

Psalms 35:17