...inside the world of the homosexual where it is spoken. Also, their intention is to be modern. Since social media has made swardspeak popular, students are exposed to it and thus influencing them to use it. Students who use swardspeak want to be updated. They aim to be conscious of the latest and newest word of the twists and turns of the new verbal acrobatic act. According to a Philippine Star journalist, Samantha King, “In the world of language, young people who find it too torturous to expound on ideas simply invent new words — or butcher the meanings of old ones instead.”. Students will never be loss for words when they got a universal substitute for just about every noun, adverb or adjective in existence--- like the use of the word “chorva.” This is very popular among some students. They use it when they lack of the right words to say. Some words from the gay lingo are used by the students as fillers when they have to express something and they can’t or won’t find the formal words to say. With gay lingo, students can speak easier. They can express themselves easily now that they have gay lingo. Based on the college experience of Eunice Beatrice H. Braga, a magna cum laude of University of the Philippines, Diliman now a journalist of The Philippines Star, gay lingo is easy to be adopted. Her essay about it says that she had learned it when she was associating with University of the Philippine’s resident members. She explained that she had no intention of speaking queer being...
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...Campus Royalties © purpleyhan 2011 Please do not redistribute without the author's consent. *************************************************************************************************************** Prologue Isa ka ba sa mga sikat na students sa campus niyo? Well, ako rin. Pero ayoko talaga. Then I met this freaking guy, na sikat rin sa campus namin, na walang ginawa kundi pahirapan ako. But, I fell in love with him. Pero mukhang di niya napapansin yun. He’s still enjoying being a famous student while my social life’s suffering because of him. Ang gusto ko lang namang malaman eh, Does he love me too? ***Chapter 1 “Oh my gosh! Ang ganda talaga ni Tiffany no?” “Oo nga eh, sabi nila valedictorian din daw yan nung high school!” Eto na naman sila. Sana kung pinag-uusapan nila ako eh wag nilang iparinig sa akin! “Sikat ka na talaga Steff!” “Of course! She’s one of the Campus Princesses!” “Ewan ko sa inyong dalawa. Aanhin ko yang Campus Princess na yan? Buti sana kung nakakain yan eh.” “Swerte ka nga at nakuha ka eh. Yung iba gustung-gustong maging Campus Princess.” “She’s the only one who doesn’t want that title!” “Eh ayoko naman talaga eh! Bakit ba kasi may gani-ganito pa? Nakakairita lang!” Sa totoo lang. Ayoko sa university na ‘to. Pinilit lang ako nitong mga bestfriends ko. Ibang klase kasi eh. Yung top 10 na sa entrance exam, na may itsura, take note, dapat maganda or gwapo...
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