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     Verbal communication, in other words, the use of language and words is the main thing that makes us – humans different from animals.

     We use words to express our opinion or judgment, our agreement or lack of thereof. Whatever the context or purpose though, when we want to express something, or share it with other people directly, we tend to rely on words.

     All these is theory, I am sure that you all familiar with verbal communication. It is a pert of our life. And I am sure that you know, that we are significantly affected by the words of others. They can influence our ideas, our feelings, and our relationship. We make judgements of other people based on their use of language, just as they do about us. Therefore, if you are among your friends the way you communicate might be different from the way you speak with your parents.

     However, our language is not perfect. There is also challenges presented by verbal communication. The issue which I am concerned about is slang. Slang generally refers to transitory, informal words that are characteristic of ( or meaningful to) a particular group, they are mostly used in informal situations. That is what I meant, saying that the ways you communicate with your friends and parents might be different.

    For a long time I was searching for an appropriate video for my entry. I want to discuss the American slang, that is why I posted a speech of an American famous comic actor. If you are going to watch it, you will understand what I mean under the American slang.

    Personally I find it is very difficult to understand this video; even though, he is speaking English, some of the word expressions I cannot understand. That is why I cannot understand the meaning of his jokes. 

     When you hear two American teenagers speaking, you may understand the main point; however, the rest will be a problem, unless you are familiar with American slang.

    I thing that this issue is a big challenge for a proper communication. So how we can avoid it?

    It is so strange when people, who are speaking one language cannot understand each other, even parents sometimes misunderstand their children.

    Slang is something very common in each country. Russian Language is so difficult to study, because of all grammar rules. Furthermore, slang makes it almost impossible for non native speak to understand it.

    It is a point. You are studying the language, Russian for example. Than you come to Russia to practice your skills, and what? You are shocked, because you are not able to understand most of the words. Nobody is using classical language nowadays, we are so get used to slang.

    So what can we do? In my opinion it is important to be flexible, and to engage in perceptive checking. Always ask the meaning of the unknown word, even if you think that you will look like a fool. However, bypassing is not a solution, better to check the meaning, before you are really make yourself like a fool, because of misunderstanding.