Keeping it real. We humans are a funny bunch. We like to ‘belong’. We like to belong to a club, a group, a fashion tribe. We like to be in the know. We want the low down; the skinny. We use language to make ourselves comfortable and to belong. I have teenagers. They use words I need to ask …
simple law
We swear down, we use language you can understand
Lancashire Police are reported to have produced a list of words used by teenagers and young people with the ‘translation’ so that the police officer can ‘get down with the kidz’ and police effectively. Here’s the thing: slang words or shortened versions of words are used by all of us, …