An American English slang guide.
Explains which rules of grammar change (and are sometimes ignored), which words and phrases may be considered inappropriate or offensive, and common ways pronunciations changes when slang is used.
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Orin Hargraves is the author or editor of six books and numerous articles about language. He is a noted lexicographer whose latest books include Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions; New Words; Slang Rules!; and Spell It!, the official study guide for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He is the book review editor of Dictionaries, the journal of the Dictionary Society of North America.
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