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There is willful deception in this play, as well as self-deception. There is illogic and irrationality and pretentious dialogue sprinkled with Western slang. There are cumbersome metaphors galore (the goat, the burning barrel, the model airplanes). In short, the play needs a nuanced and delicate touch to prevent it from becoming dense and dull, which this company could not provide...
Originally created as a parody of dictionary.com, UrbanDictionary.com now boasts over 300,000 definitions. Many consist of slang terms from hip-hop or rap, and are unlikely to appear in traditional dictionaries. The site has become both the definitive source for referencing essential terms like “homeslice,” “lollerskates,” “crunk” and “G” as well as a veritable online forum for devoted fans across the country...
Originally created as a parody of dictionary.com, UrbanDictionary.com now boasts over 300,000 definitions. Many consist of slang terms from hip-hop or rap, and are unlikely to appear in traditional dictionaries. The site has become both the definitive source for referencing essential terms like “homeslice,” “lollerskates,” “crunk” and “G” as well as a veritable online forum for devoted fans across the country...
...Aussie idioms into their stories, weary of the mirth which greets my distinctive idiom during editors’ meetings, and most of all, utterly fatigued from people asking me if Fosters really is Australian for beer (um, no), the time has come for a comprehensive guide to genuine Australian slang with an Amelia-centric twang...
McLean-Foremean is a stereotypical Brit. “Alasdair is very calm and thoughtful about everything he does,” he says, “but he also has an extremely sharp, subtle British wit.” Barth reports that McLean-Foreman frequently tosses around British slang (“bollocks” is a favorite), and says his natural British accent helped him make FM’s 15 hottest freshmen. “The half-Asian look [his mother is Chinese-Malaysian] and British accent are damn sexy,” Barth notes...