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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=860322301-09012001>The
best source would be the Random House Historical Dictionary of American
Slang.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=860322301-09012001>Judi</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> American Dialect Society
[mailto:ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]<B>On Behalf Of </B>prem kumar<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Wednesday, December 13, 2000 10:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Hello! Help
Needed..................<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3>Respected Sir/Madam:<![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <O:P></O:P></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3>We are working on a project called
“The American Slang”. We need to collect the definition of slang, nature and
origin of American Slang , Words or Phrases or Sentences used as slang and
general rules for th usage of slang . Give their meaning and their correct
usage along with some twenty examples. I could get some information about
“what is slang?”. But regarding history, nature, origin, rules to use slang
and things like that, I could hardly collect any data. If you can help me in
this regard, it would be very generous. May be if you have some data regarding
this, you can send it to me through e-mail. You can also send me the name of
websites from where I can collect the information relating to “American
Slang”. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><![if !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]><O:P></O:P>Thank You for your help
in advance. </FONT></P><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial size=3>Prem Kumar. <mailto: <A
href="mailto:mgpremkumar@yahoo.com">mgpremkumar@yahoo.com</A>
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