Domesticated Slang Terms

Michael Sheehan 000000e73f3db4b1-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Wed Jul 30 18:43:32 UTC 2014

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Would anyone hazard a guess as to the percentage of words now considered acceptable/respectable that started out as slang terms?

Michael Sheehan
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