In most contexts, avoid slang - Choose appropriate language - Clarity

Rules for writers, Tenth edition - Diana Hacker, Nancy Sommers 2021

In most contexts, avoid slang
Choose appropriate language
Clarity

Slang is an informal and sometimes private vocabulary that expresses the solidarity of a group such as rock musicians or sports fans. Slang changes rapidly. For example, the slang teenagers use to express approval changes every few years; cool, groovy, neat, awesome, sick, and dope have replaced one another within the last several decades.

Although slang has a certain vitality, it is an informal code that not everyone understands. Avoid using it in academic writing, unless you have a specific purpose for doing so.

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