Time and Place for Formal and Informal Language

In Adam Sternbergh essay, he discussed the use of slang by rap artists and he compares it to "business jargon." He describes the words in his essay to be fun and exciting. I think that the use of slang is formal whenever your around people who you feel comfortable and speak the same way as well. Sternburg uses rap artist 50 cent phrase "bub", he says that 50 cent didn't came up with the word but he popularized it.

Many young kids are listening to rap music at an early age. When kids listen to all the slang that is used in the songs they pick up on the words and start using them as well. So, when they go to school the teachers may have a problem because the kid don't know how to speak English language very formal. Young teens are becoming addicted to the use of slang that whenever their talking they really don't seem to realize that their talking informally. There is always a time and place to present yourself formally and informally. Also, Sternbergn stated that a group of young teens were shouting in a store, "Wal-Mart's got all the sick DVDs, yo!" Now this kind of act by a group of young teens is very informal and they shouldn't be talking like that unless their among a group of teens who speak just like them.

Sternbergn wrote that slang is becoming useful. He stated that nearly 15 years ago, Chuck D of Public Enemy used the slang term "dis" for disrespect in a phrase. CNN is now encouraging the use of "dis" in broadcasting. The term "dis" have now been included in the Oxford English Dictionary clearly filling a cultural void.

He later says that some rappers cant really rap. He says that they can't rhyme and they suck. He uses P. Diddy rap, " Now bump that, I pump that/Girl bring it to me, bump that", he says that he doesnt realize that he's using the same words repeatedly and has no rhyme.