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Figure of speech: &#039;Slangman&#039; breaks down common English phrases - Daily Bruin

Figure of speech: &#8216;Slangman&#8217; breaks down common English phrases

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As a teenager studying in France, David Burke scribbled down French slang on any surface he could find. He covered stacks of napkins, paper towels and even his arms with the terms he thought would help him bridge the language gap in the foreign country.

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Figure of speech: ‘Slangman’ breaks down common English phrases

By Kendal Mitchell

Oct. 18, 2013 1:24 a.m.