Swag, lame, ratchet, salty, bean, soak, thirsty, bang bang, swerve, truuuu, these are some slang words that teens use today. In the real world, these words wouldn’t be acceptable. The only places that these words are acceptable at are school, home and when teenagers are around another. The only real occupation that you can use slang words in are being a rapper/singer or and actress/actor. Let’s be serious, not everybody can be an actress/actor or a rapper/singer. When teens are around each other speaking proper or using proper terms doesn’t matter because you’re not trying to be professional.  On the other hand, if you were at a job interview you wouldn’t want to use any slang words.

Using slang words wouldn’t get you far in life and it wouldn’t get you anywhere. You need to show people that you have the knowledge to speak right in order to get anywhere in life. When you want a certain status or role you have to play the part. Doctors, social workers, police, teachers are some occupations that don’t allow slang words to be used. Do you think the hiring manager or your future boss would take you seriously if you said, “I want this job because its soak!” or if the manager asked you a question that you didn’t understand, your reply would be, “You’re in my bean”. Most likely you’re not going to get a job and no one will take you seriously.

Not everyone is aware of the newest slang and they don’t understand it, but everyone understands proper English. Just think about how life would be if a judge, police or just everybody used to slang while doing their job. What if the judge told someone to “swerve” while they were trying to tell their side of the story? What if a hiring manager called you too “thirsty” for calling too much to check on your application? What if a policeman called someone “salty” for getting a ticket? Not only would all those things sound un-proper but it also sounds rude and ignorant and unprofessional. The point is slang words should only be used when you’re hanging out, not in the professional world. There’s a time and a place for slang words, but it’s not in the real world.