On the whole I try to keep Modesty and Willie in timeless settings, which is why I avoid all the latest slang and in-words. It won't be long before 'brill' sounds as dated as 'super' does now. [Uncle Happy, 1990] - Peter O'Donnell
Slang surely, as it is called, comes of, and breathes of the personal - John Henry Newman
Sometimes advises from others are more difficult to bear with than even slang. - Amit Kalantri
Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work. - Carl Sandburg
All slang is a metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry. - G. K. Chesterton