Slang Terms

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“All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)

“The very natural tendency to use terms derived from traditional grammar like verb, noun, adjective, passive voice, in describing languages outside of Indo-European is fraught with grave possibilities of misunderstanding.”
—Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1934)