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Have you ever one of these words?

Fam, imagine if they said they could not. they use words such as "peng", and basically "dem tings dere" in her class room

Has not understood That ?

This could be because you were born in a different generation.

imagine, if you were not the use of slang words, which meant, "beautiful" or "allowed it" when they were in school.

This is prompted to be the case for some students, the trench slang words in the classroom, to teach them, such as the use of formal English.

In fact, some schools have even introduced anti-slang, posters and stickers, grammar-police-badge-and word-prisons, where slang is written, the posters with the prison images.

this means That students who have studied there, tell your classmates, you will see "jolly and beautiful" rather than a "peng Ting "?

Dr. Cushing took this picture on one of his visits to a school

But, a linguistics expert warns That slang prohibitions can actually do more harm than good.

"There is no wrong or right way to use Language ," says Ian Cushing, senior lecturer in education at Brunel University London .

by visiting schools and talking to teachers in England about a year and found examples of slang prohibited and controlled in the classroom.

These include words like "peng", "bare", or abbreviations such as "emosh" for emotional.

There was a slang bans on about 20 schools That he attended, predominantly in urban areas.

"Language is only a part of your identity - exactly the same way you wear your hair and clothes," said Dr. Cushing.

"the Young People will move to the police a Language of its own, you don't need other people to police it for you, do you understand the context of your situation, and know when you accordingly.

"Shakespeare is full of slang and we don't see the teacher forbid - there is a hypocrisy here, has its roots in the cultural and linguistic snobbery. "

do you know these slang terms?

The linguistics academic says slang is a Natural Way to speak, and the ban, there is a threat to the identity of a person can.

It can also make the student feel discriminated against and less motivated in the lessons.

"Young People are change in the rule, The Innovators of the Language , so we should actually celebrate That instead of a ban in the classroom," said Dr. Cushing.

Slang ban ain ' T The One

Francesca, a student at South Thames College, a further education college in Wandsworth, south west London , says That it allows the use of slang in your teaching.

But the idea of a slang ban on students who do not appeal to you.

"It is as if you instantly your voice in a way," says the Economics student, warning That Young People may feel That they were not able to "Express themselves".

"I think it will be communicate at the end of the journey and more students who do not want to.

"I'd probably end up Getting In trouble for things That would slide, not the purpose," she says, adding That a slang ban could communicate with students in the classroom.

These students have no scruples to show your favorite slang.

a Fellow student Tomas emigrated to England five years ago and could not speak English.

He began to learn slang in school, and uses it now with his friends.

"I believe That if Language was banned, primary or secondary, it would be understandable, because this is when children grow and start, you will hear slang," he says.

"On The One hand, I think it should be banned, because it will help children and young adults to learn and be prepared for the world of work. But a ban may also mean That freedom of expression for some people can be affected. "

Imran is a fan of-slang-word "fam"

Another student, Imran, said: "When My Teacher told me That I will not be slang to use, I don't feel a little uncomfortable, especially because it can harm anyone.

"Slang is something That I grew up and it's just not something That I can finish you with The Sentence without using it.

"There are cultures, the vernacular as a Language , and if it stopped, you would not be able to communicate with people, the way they did before, as the slang was involved. "

Maybe not using slang in school so bad, innit?

argue, However, other people, That is a slang-ban is in fact necessary.

Chris McGovern, Chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, says That slang is not to do any favors for socially disadvantaged children.

He says, you are left in an "employment gutter" because of their "linguistic impoverishment".

"maintain street slang is good for the linguistic acrobats, such as the Cambridge graduate Sacha Baron Cohen's Alter Ego Ali G ," he says.

"It is much more difficult for you, That 20% of school-leavers, according to employers' organisations, are largely unemployable because of poor reading ability.

"In the UK today, around nine million adults are functionally illiterate, and many of them suffer under-employment, unemployment or destitution as a result. "

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Source of news: bbc.com