Am I right..?

Question

1.The slang often creates a barrier. And here I'm talking about two different kinds: the first, I guess, would be just the idomatic expressions that are used, and of which new ones are made all the time (esp by young people). Those kinds of expressions are hard for even older native English speaking to keep up with!!
2.Then there are things like phrasal verbs (which, I'll call a kind of slang for argument's sake).
3.The idioms are insanely difficult for others to understand. ("Rains cats and dogs," "see the light," etc.)
4.Spellings in english is hard...because so many words have extra letters that you don't need...like through...psycology.The fact that the spelling is far from phonetic - the same combinations of letters can stand for totally different words, like the "ough" in "tough", "though", "drought", etc.

Answer 1

Psychology.
You might want to use Check spelling when posing a question. Just a suggestion.
=)

As in all languages, there is often a barrier with such words.
After all, in my Grandmother's day, it was, "23 skidoo."
I'm sure her parents were just as threatened by that slang as the parents of today.
In Spanish, to say someone is "obnoxious" the literal translation is: "thick-blooded".
How's that for strange?

Answer 2

Basically all languages are tough and not easy for the foreigners so keeping a open mind and learning the language is wat is more important. These days all I've seen is people getting back in a new style which has become SMS style, limited words in a txt message and time caused this transition and if I'm right my instincts say that in a few more years the new english language will transform into a short cut hybrid language. People from all over the world today speak english and there are many who make up different words so it's not a lost thought that the words r definately going to change for eg. For EG. My way of writing " thought " is thot for it's shortcut method and conveys my message rightly but if u seek the meaning of the same it will be rather idiotic lol abbreviations have become a norm these days and thus a new language of abbreviations will originate. A few days back I was rather banging my head over this word and just using my common sense i got down to it IDK -----> I Don't Know, since i left the chat rooms a long time back I'd no idea wat this meant till it struck me like a lightening bolt, newayz the point is no matter wat form of english arises ur basic ENGLISH will always have a major influence over u and ur taught in that format itself. No school reverts back to current scenarios for eg. shortcut form or abbrevaited english....thus when u learn proper grammatical english there will be no mistaking whoz the real boss.

The words u say ough has no meaning but ought has ought means " should " this is not a slang but basic english which the english people have made like all the origin of many other languages.

When i went thru French it was like a whole new aspect to language but the basic grammer remains the same so wat one truly needs is to understand the grammer and not the words...words are multiple and formed every other day but the use of these words in the right manner is wat really matters.

Formation of any sentence is very important, but forming it gramatically is more then important.

Psycology cud have been easily written as sycology or sicology but the P get a silent mode and thus while u pronounce it u put stress on both the P and Y but still the P gets to be silent as S in itself is bold. I think the one who created the english language knows wat he/she was really doing. Tough and though altho confusing lol r two different things basically due to it's grammer aspect. ur vowels make it that way. the difference is u add a extra H so make the pronounciatin heavy and meaning change. All these things are with respect to the formation of English Language....We have to accept it to live in peace else prove to the masters in english that wat we think shud be incorporated into new current English.

Answer 3

The main issue with slang is a communication barrier between generations. I think that as long as a child (or adult for that matter) is able to determine when it is appropriate to use slang and when they should be more formal, then there is no major issue
I agree that idioms can be difficult, especially for children who are very visual or concrete learners such as those on the Autism Spectrum. However, I do believe that they add colour to language and can assist in getting a point across. Again, they should be chosen according to who you are addressing and explained if the individual is unlikely to understand
Hell, yes! English is one of the hardest languages when it comes to spelling. But that's the way it is and those that struggle with it usually have a language or learning difficulty, sound awareness issues, dyslexia etc, or aren't taught correctly so it is not impossible to learn. But I do agree that a consistent spelling system would be so much better for those that do struggle with it.

Answer 4

You have hit the nail on the head. English is a
tough language to master. Slang has always been around and always will. Slang seems to define each generation. What I fear the most is the new
technology that is developing very fast. Text messaging is creating a bumper crop of illiterate
youths. I offer some of the questions and answers
here on Yahoo Q&A as evidence.

Answer 5

what the shizzle are you talking abouzille? dude your gettin a dell.