tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537999101514441161.post3389909758146247990..comments2024-02-25T08:54:26.302-08:00Comments on Eclectic (at Best): Talking Like It's 1969 and You're Living in WattsDan Durninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639064524903151404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537999101514441161.post-25564651805970281052022-02-06T06:39:28.966-08:002022-02-06T06:39:28.966-08:00It really is incredible how many of these have stu...It really is incredible how many of these have stuck around - there are only a handful I've never heard, and even fewer whose meaning has changed drastically from what's listed here. Super interesting; thank you for posting this!An Old Blog We'd All Rather Forgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328579395645182799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537999101514441161.post-90898093876774680002019-06-28T07:48:19.087-07:002019-06-28T07:48:19.087-07:00Thank you for your comment, though I disagree with...Thank you for your comment, though I disagree with you to some extent. When I read the list slang used in the '60s, I am amazed at the number of words that have stuck around and even become part of standard conversation. It seems to me that slang tends to be vivid, sometimes provocative, sometimes evocative and thus enlivens discourse. Fortunately the most sloppy and offensive slang usually gets discarded after a mercifully brief existence. (I certainly agree that the use of abbreviations and excessive use of acronyms interferes with good communication and is a sign of sloppy thinking and/or laziness.) Dan Durninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639064524903151404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537999101514441161.post-20750053197280119362019-06-24T00:57:17.802-07:002019-06-24T00:57:17.802-07:00This is very interesting and can help in teaching ...This is very interesting and can help in teaching English, especially the detriment that slang has on English usage. I personally think slang and abbreviations are bad in most cases. I define slang as short for "sloppy language". Gary N Alfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580719643000532613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537999101514441161.post-74814330474781362122013-02-22T18:46:09.139-08:002013-02-22T18:46:09.139-08:00Thank you for the comment. This handout did not in...Thank you for the comment. This handout did not include the term "low rider" in the Slang of Watts. I don't know if the instructor who gave us the handout included all of the terms included in the journal article from which the words were taken: Current Slang, Vol III, No, 2, 1968. Perhaps the journal article had a longer list, including "low rider."<br /><br />The search for a word origin is such a challenge. Good luck with the search for the first use of the term. Dan Durninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639064524903151404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537999101514441161.post-9592572625556665412013-02-17T09:25:40.475-08:002013-02-17T09:25:40.475-08:00An interesting list!
The Oxford English Dictionar...An interesting list!<br /><br />The Oxford English Dictionary has launched an appeal to find examples of "low rider" earlier than 1968:<br /><br />http://public.oed.com/appeals/low-rider/<br /><br />A snippet from Google Books suggests "low rider" was defined in a 1967 "Current Slang":<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?ei=t6seUd2BFoSm4ASg4IHIDQ&id=SWVXAAAAYAAJ&dq=car+%22lowrider%22+OR+%22low-rider%22+OR+%22low+rider%22&q=+%22low+rider%22#search_anchor<br /><br />But Google often gets the dates wrong. I wonder if you could confirm if it's in any of your copies. It would be particularly interesting to find out if it is in the "Slang of Watts" section, as another OED appeals contributor (username: Bryn_OED) has found some early examples linking the term to the 1965 Watts Riots.<br /><br />Thanks! <br />Hugohttp://public.oed.com/appeals/low-rider/noreply@blogger.com