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Important Note! |
Although slang is amusing to study, it has three major disadvantages: it can be regional, it can quickly become out of date, and some expressions can be very offensive. Study with care, and get some advice from someone you trust!
Remember that this page can be very useful for helping you to understand films and TV programmes.
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Some people say that English speakers 'eat their words'. This is how 'want to' becomes 'wanna', and 'let me' becomes 'lemme' in informal English. Learn and listen to these examples.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced. You need RealPlayer.     Go>
Send your friend one of these cool e-cards in US slang. Some are polite, and others aren't, so make sure you know the meaning first! There are several categories to choose from.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced. Go>
Study with Jennifer, an English teacher in the USA.
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Fun lessons from English teacher Misterduncan. Some lessons have subtitles, but we have noticed a few errors in spelling and punctuation!
Level: Upper Inter to Advanced.
Cool audio lessons on slang and idioms. Listen and learn!
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Read a new slang term every day. You get a picture, an explanation and examples.
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A selection of American slang and standard equivalents.
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Short multiple-choice quiz.
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London has its own special brand of slang. You may have heard of 'Cockney Rhyming Slang' (trouble and strife = wife; bricks and mortar = daughter, etc). Here's a short A-Z!
Level: Upper Advanced.  Go>
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Vocabulary: Expressions
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