The use of slang in the military has been an ongoing tradition for troops worldwide.  It is seemingly almost as vital to the military’s communications as its radios and messengers. The many historic wars that the United States has been engaged in has evolved the slang, or jargon, that its armies use in order to(…)

The United States: it’s the land of stars and stripes, big cars, barbecues, and great slang. The US is a big place, and as a result, each of its cities has a unique character and feel — as well as its own set of slang words! If you’re traveling to the country, or you’re simply(…)

Language is anything but stagnant, as people make up new words daily. It would be totally unreasonable to expect true fluency to be possible via any stationary source of information.

Although it is often over-looked as an informal practice of the young and the uneducated, slang is an integral part of the evolution of language.

Doctors, nurses and various other medical staff: I love them. Not only do they do things I could never dream of being able to do, they also have their very own language. You would probably recognise some of the many abbreviations and slang words designed to avoid constant use of lengthy medical terms. What you(…)

If you’ve ever spent any serious time playing video games, you should be able to translate the title. If not, there’s never been a better time to acclimate yourself with the lingo. Since video games are exponentially evolving in line with Moore’s law, they’re positioned to keep pace with computers and become an increasingly important(…)

Apples and pears, dog and bone, china plate. You’ve probably heard of London’s famous Cockney rhyming slang, but unless you’re familiar with it, it’s bound to fly right over your loaf.  The Concept The concept is fairly simple: replace a word with another word or phrase that rhymes with it. But to complicate things, the(…)

  Addiction. Bedazzled. Eyeball. Fashionable. Swagger. Uncomfortable. These are all perfectly familiar words, right? There’s something else they have in common however – yes, they might have all been associated with Kate Moss at some point in her career, but more importantly, they were all coined for the first time by none other than William(…)