Colloquial

and Slang
Colloquial
•A colloquialism, sometimes referred to
collectively as "colloquial language,” is a
phrase that is common in everyday,
unconstrained conversation, rather than in
formal speech or academic writing.
•THIS LANGUAGE IS DERIVED
FROM FORMAL LANGUAGE
•“y'all”
•“gonna” or “wanna”
•Whazzup?
•I know, right!
•For real?
•LOL
•Whatever!
•Be right back!
•How’s it going?
•Never mind!
•My bad!
•You’re the boss!
•Cut it out!
•Take your time
•BTW
•OMG
•Are you nuts?
•Guess what?
•Go bananas!
•Take a peek
Slang (sub-category of colloquial)
•the use of informal words or expressions
that are not considered standard in the
speaker’s language
•is often used by people in a group that
are familiar with it like teenagers.
•THIS LANGUAGE IS INVENTED BY A
SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE.
Read the dialogue.
• John: Hey man, what’s up?
• Jerry: Not much. I’m just seeing what you’re up to
tonight.
• John: I was kind of planning on just staying in and chilling
at my place. You can swing by if you want.
• Jerry: I was thinking of going somewhere for a drink. I’ve
been cooped up in the office all week and I need to let
loose a bit.
• John: I don’t know man, I’m pretty beat. I’ll let you know
later if I get a second wind.
• Jerry: Ok, cool. Later!
 Colloquial Slang
How are you doing? What’s up!
doing
relaxing
go there
have fun
really tired
tired before but all of a sudden
got energy to do something