Dialect

I believe it's very true that students use slang to try and fit in with different groups in their city or school. I have noticed, after attending here, that even students from Chicago have accents, it's not something that only happens when someone is from another country. Often times, slang is considered a sort of rebel language. Some may even call it the language of a uneducated person. I disagree. I believe that slang is just another way to speak informal. In Spanish there are almost two different ways to say everything.
There's the way you would speak to an elder or stranger, then there's the way you could speak to a best friend or sibling. Slang is just another way to communicate quicker with your peers. As far as accent goes, this country has many different types of people in it, and whether you’re from St. Louis and talk faster than the speed limit, or Carbondale IL-with that sweet southern tang. It's doesn't matter. Dialect is everywhere, we might as well embrace it, instead of judge it.