for them in using English slang, 66,67% (20 respondents) say that it’s to cut down the time when
and 3,33% (1 respondent) say that it makes it harder for others to figure out what he is saying. In
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acquiring English slang words, TV and Film are the main source that 46,67% (14 respondents) use,
besides 33,33% (10 respondents) use internet (social media), 13,33% (4 respondents) source them
from friend’s chat and 6,67% (2 respondents) source them from popular music. The English slang
word which is mostly known and used by the respondents is acronym. Besides, the new insight of the
pre-existing words is the second most common kind of English slang words written by the
respondents.
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