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Country Grammar Every body’s language says something different about them. They have their own form of language, whether its proper, slang, a particular phrase, or other forms of language. The language varies from city to city and state to state. Most of the time words have the same meaning they just have a different pronunciation in different places. Sometimes they do have other meanings as well. When you go to college and meet different people from different places you begin to learn their language and way of speaking. In Suffolk, Virginia many may say it is country, but if you are from there it is just another small city. The people from Suffolk may think of their language as slang, but others may see it as “Country Grammar.” A phrase that is used often in Suffolk, Virginia is “that’s dead, or I am dead.” The connotation of “that’s dead” is; something that’s not going to happen, or it does not make sense. For example, if a person gets a new Michael Kors purse, and someone says “can I get that purse off you?”, the other person would respond “that’s dead.” Another example of using that’s dead is when somebody’s mom asks them to go wash the dishes, and they respond to their mother “that’s dead”, as in washing the dishes is not going to happen. The phrase “I am dead” is used when something is hilariously funny …show more content…

Slay is a verb. The connotation of the word slay is the act of succeeding in something amazing, or killing it. Many people may use the word if someone is dressed nicely or does something extravagant. Around prom season the world slay is used numerous times when judging prom pictures. Many people will say “girl your slayed prom,” or “you didn’t have to slay like that.” Another example is last year when Beyoncé performed during half time at the Super Bowl. Many people said “Beyoncé slayed her performance.” She actually did not slay her performance the way people made her think she did, because she almost

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