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Four words: colloquialism, slang, jargon, and dialect. According to my English teacher, they're all different, but I don't see why.

slang and colloquialisms are pretty much the same thing, but colloquialisms are more formal, and are used by everyone, however slang is typically uses mostly by teenagers, as slang is said to contain harsher tones and things such as expletives and taboo.
Jargon is the language uses between a group of people, eg work partners, or people with a common interest, so this is veyr like slang.
Dialectis the language used in different parts of a countrie, so for example i live in england, and the scouses(liverpool) speak with a totally different dialect(or accent) to where i live in yorkshire.

I hope this helps I am studying A level english right now so if you have any more questions just ask

I'm not going to disagree with was you've said, but dialect is a bit more than just an accent. For example, if five people from different regions of the UK said verbatim, 'I'm going to catch the bus into town to go to the swimming pool' you'd be able to tell the region they were from. If you asked them to say the same sentence but in their own dialect. You'd still be able tell which region they're from, but they'd all say it in a different way by speaking the words in a different order, substituting different words for others or leaving some out or putting others in. The colloquialisms go to make the dialect, whereas the accent is how the words are pronounced.

When do I use Then and when do i use Than?

I dont see any diference...

They are actually completely different meanings, but I guess if you do not know the English language well it can be quite confusing...


THAN
Than is normally used in comparative statements.

EXAMPLES:
~He is taller than I am.
~Today's students certainly do seem to read less than students in previous generations did.
~We learned more on the playground than we did in the classroom.
~Music today is worse than years ago


THEN
Then is used to describe time, either as a time marker or with a sequence of events.

EXAMPLES:
~I took all of the exams in the morning, and then I spent the rest of the day catching up on sleep.
~Back then we knew what was expected of us.
~Im writing this, then Im going to post it


Hope that helps you out

This topic is nearly dead...I wasn't here for a while but here go

Can someone tell me how to use these words?
1.Awkward
2.Conspiracy
3.Ironic [I can remember I ask this once in this very same topic but older version but still don't quite get it]

Awkward:
The word is an adjective. In a sentence, you can use it to express that something is uncomfortable, or clumsy, in my opinion.

Here's the definition:
1. lacking skill or dexterity; "clumsy."
2. lacking grace or ease in movement: an awkward gesture; "an awkward dancer."
3. lacking social graces or manners: "a simple, awkward frontiersman."
4. not well planned or designed for easy or effective use: "an awkward instrument; an awkward method."
5. requiring caution; somewhat hazardous; dangerous: "an awkward turn in the road."

A conspiracy is a secret plot or plan against you (or someone else/a government/a business) where a bunch of people come together to plan out someone else's downfall. Like the Evolution storyline from years ago. Evolution conspired together in order to turn on Batista when he won the title. Irony seems like a hard concept to explain to someone that isn't fluent in the English language. But I'll try -

Imagine this - You're walking with a friend and he steps in a hole. You make fun of him, but later that day you step in a hole. That would be ironic. Or if you had a giant dog that you named Tiny. That would be an ironic name. Because what you expect is completely different from what is implied to you. Alannis Morisette once wrote a song called Irony where she listed a bunch of things that weren't actually ironic. That makes the song being called "irony" ironic.

Boy, I hope that made some sense, and that my weird examples helped get the point across. If not, I'm sure an English major might eventually see your post.

Both of you really help me out, thank a lot. The example are good but I still don't know how to explain to my friend in word if they ask me the "definition", well I can tell them the examples now at least.

Well I have new question again.... something I have seen for so long now.

Pun intended, Pun not intended

What are this pun?

A pun is a play on words, and when you say "Pun intended" or "Pun not intended" you're telling people if you meant to make the joke.

For Example: "Did you hear about these new reversible jackets? I'm excited to see how they turn out. Pun not intended!"

hmm anymore example would be very thankful since this jacket one is still not quite clear to me

reversible jacket=you can turn it out and wear it right?
turn out=what will it look like [this "turn out" is the same word as above but they are different in meaning which is a coincidence so you said "pun not intended"]

something like this?

Yeah, you can wear it two different ways, whereas, in the joke "Did you hear about these new reversible jackets? I'm excited to see how they turn out." the phrase "turn out" is used in a sense as to how they will do, what they'll look like. But as a reversible jackout, you can also "turn it out".

It's an awful joke, but it's the best I could come up with as a pun.

I think I understand it a little more now thanks Pain

A question, I'm not quite sure how "had taken" "have taken" are used.

Or are they even correct in the first place?
Please, help

Instead of Had taken you could just say Took. And Have taken would work if I said "I might have taken your belt."