Slang is a very open topic, viewed in different ways. Some people think slang is a good thing, while others, like Isabelle Kerr, believe that it is a horrific addition to the English language. Isabelle is very anti-slang, and she shows this in her article, where she dwells upon the ridiculousness of slang being added to the Oxford dictionary. Her biased article sends strong points against slang, saying how it’s “making the future of the English language look bleak”, and also that slang is mostly related to image, reputation and sex.

First of all, slang is used in many different ways, and is also related to much more than image, reputation and sex. The reason it might appear to revolve around these topics is because they are popular topics among the new generation, so slang would circulate around these topics. Whether the topics are a bad influence or not, slang is merely a medium for these topics to be spoken through. If there’s anything wrong at all, it’s not with slang, but with the topics themselves. Regardless, slang is associated with lots of topics other than those three.

Slang is not ruining the English language, but expanding it. Slang is thought to make someone seem illiterate or stupid, but this isn’t true. It shows inventiveness. A prime example of this is William Shakespeare. He created over 1700 new words, including critical, countless and many other words that might seem formal to us now. At the time he created these words, they would have been considered slang, but they are now considered as normal everyday used words, just like our modern day slang.

That is why I think slang should be given a chance. Of course, the idea of making up words sounds ridiculous, but it was been done throughout the history of the English language and it has proved to be successful, so why can’t the same outcome happen for our modern day slang? The English language is progressing for the good.