"Yo, 148, 3-to-the-6-to-the-9! Representin' the ABQ!What up, biatch? Leave it at the tone!"
Hey Guys!
Ever heard of something called "register"? No? Well, bad for you! Because register is something you should really know about!
But – why do
we need register? Isn’t that a crappy piece of shit, yo?
Well,
not exactly. Register is important because the English language has a wide
range of vocabulary. Words often actually mean the same thing but you might not
use "shit" in front of your child. You're more likely to say
"poo". Bad language - bitch, yo, shit... - is a form of low register.
Even everyday langauge - like nice, forms of abbreviations (you're instead of
"you are", don't instead of "do not" - counts as low
register language. You can talk like that - if you want to - to your friends.
But you might not talk like this to your boss, am I right?
Some situations require higher register. You know some words which are higher register words?
- indeed
- hence
- one (referring to a person)
- fluctuate
- a great amount of
Yo, you got that, bro? No?
Here is a video that might help you!
Yo Yo Yo! Representin' the TBG!
I hope you now understand what's he difference between high and low register!
A last information for you: the quote at the beginning of my post was Breaking Bad's Jesse Pinkman. He spoke that on his answering machine. You don't believe me? Watch it!
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