Speaking, it is as different as night and day or shall I say "whack and dope." Is it possible for today's youth to bridge the gap between today's "hip" terminologies and still keep the essence of yesterday's eloquent speech? In this paper I want to examine the basic aspects of grammatically correct speech, today's way of speaking as shared by youths in my era and explore the possibilities of combining the two.
             First, grammar by definition is a way of speaking or writing as judged by the conventional grammatical rules. Grammatical rules that are steadfast in making comprehension of words, thoughts and ideas more easily digestible by those who share our language. This is a constant. We know inherently that the subject comes at the beginning of the sentence followed by the predicate and more important that the two must combine in a meaningful way to make a complete thought. Dabbled between these kings of sentence structure we use "linkers or helpers" to further enhance the meaning of our thoughts. This rule will never deteriorate. But I dare ask the question, is it vital for the words of choice to have universal acceptance? I think not. For it is important that every person stemming from their particular culture, regional upbringing and physical environment come to this buffet of speech bearing his or her own dish to serve to the populous.
             Today's way of speaking does not deviate from the hardened rules of sentence structure outlined above. But what today's patterns of speech does give are "flare and life" to a dull manner of old speaking. Take for example the sentence, "I understand my friend, you know that I will do whatever I can to be there for you." This statement is simple, to the point and follows the basic rules of speaking. Now let's change the same sentence using the new words but keeping the same meaning: "Fo' s...