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Frank : Twenty percent. Twenty percent is my profit, Tango.If I give you that,
then what do I got left?Nothing, man. Twenty percent puts me out of business, and every somebody you know out of business. Theres
legitimate ways of doing things, Tango, and then theres this way. Not even Bumpy took 20.
Tango : Bumpys fucking dead
Frank : My man.´
44
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American Slang and Colloquial Expression. Then, the writer categorizes this slang into society slang because it is commonly used in society for daily
communication, especially among the black people, and also it is an expression of solidity. The writer thinks that Frank uses this slang to expresses his friendliness
WRZDUG7DQJREHFDXVHKHLVDFWXDOO\UDQN¶V friend and also black.
1.9 Cool
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his wife across over the street of park while thier continually arguing there are some of young people who kidding and screaming each other untill Richie is
annoyed, below are the quoted conversation: ³5LFKLH : Look, Im sorry.
Laurie : Oh, please, Richie.It couldnt be avoided. Ill take him next weekend, all right? Were moving.
Richie : What? Where?
Laurie : The St Regis. What do you care? To my sisters.
Richie : Your sisters? In Vegas? Yeah.You are not moving to Las Vegas. Not
with Michael, anyway.
44
Ibid, p. 17.
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Laurie : What am I supposed to do with him,leave him with you? Theres
picture Richie
: Hey, guys Be cool.´
45
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Edition. The writer categorizes this slang into society slang because it is appropriate with the characteristic of society slang and commonly used in society.
The writer thinks that Richie uses this slang to reduce seriousness of a conversation, because Richie IHHOVWKDW\RXQJPHQ¶Vvoices are annoying, then he
asks to make low their voices while he and his wife across the park in conversation.
1.10 Grand
The setting takes in the jungle of Thailand where Frank earns his Blue Magic drugs. Frank and Nate his cousin talks about drugs dispatch from
Thailand to United States in fantastic number. Below are the quoted conversation:
³Nate: Fifty grand,W¶VJRQQDFRYHUWKHPDQGWKHSLORWDQGWKHER\VRQWKHRWKHU end.
Frank: Give the a hundred Nate: Fifty is gonna cover it, Frank
Frank: Give them a hundred, give WKHPWKHZKROHWKLQJ+HUHQGORRNWKDW¶VDOO ,JRW6RLIWKDWGRSHGRQ¶WDUULYHIRUDQ\UHDVRQ´
46
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Colloquial expressions 3
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Edition. The writer categorizes this slang into society
45
Ibid, p. 21.
46
Ibid, p. 26.
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slang because it is used in society for informal occasion.The writer thinks that Nate uses this slang to persuade Frank that within fifty thousand dollars will pay
all delivery cost.
1.11 Bullshit
