- Oct 6, 2012
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LONDON: Ending sentences with 'yeah' or starting one with 'basically' has now been banned by a school in South London. In a clamp down on urban slang, the school has also banned its students from using words and phrases that include bare, innit, you woz, we woz, coz and ain't
The school has warned that students heard using informal language will be asked to 'reflect' on it. The school has set up sign boards across the campus pointing out words that students cannot use anymore. The move by Harris Academy in Upper Norwood is facing a severe backlash on the social media with people saying the move will censor a 'young person's natural language'.
Experts say the use of urban slang has made youngsters forget proper English. The school however has clarified that it isn't saying slang is bad, but simply that it shouldn't be the only way that one is capable of communicating. Britons were recently found to be losing their hold over English.
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