<p>haha thanks stuck-on-1700! glad i could help out here.</p>
<p>stuck_on, there's a lot of slang in america that wouldn't make sense to other countries, lol.</p>
<p>but it's used more in the context of:</p>
<p>He is <em>sick</em> at basketball.</p>
<p>That movie was <em>sick</em></p>
<p>etc.</p>
<p>ironically, "ill" is used as cool too. i know its kind of stupid but im just used to it.</p>
<p>oh it's not really "gangsta speak" either.</p>
<p>yeah, stuck's kinda out there....</p>
<p>Here, people use "sick" to mean cool, but they say it differently... Kinda like "Wow, that movie was [th]ick." Sounds a little like a gangster with a slight lisp. haha. </p>
<p>I think I'm going to read this book though, I liked the first chapter. I could definitely relate to the perfectionist girl...</p>
<p>Not too much slang out here. </p>
<p>People may use "tight" but it's usually in a sort of mocking way. </p>
<p>I know I've heard "wicked" used a lot in Mass./the east coast, anyone else here use it?</p>
<p>Uh, the people in the book are definately real.... Mrs. AP Frank's broken english. really is that way.</p>
<p>hehehe....i live in miami....we go way beyond english slang....we've actually combined two languages without even noticing...gotta love spanglish..verda' guys?? =P</p>
<p>Yea I'm pretty sure the characters are all real. By the way if any of you guys have a copy of the book if you go to <a href="http://www.alexandrarobbins.com%5B/url%5D">www.alexandrarobbins.com</a> and see how the students are doing now. I myself would but I don't have a copy (I read it in the bookstore), but the password is the first word on page 224 (I think). So if any of you have it, feel free to share ;).</p>
<p>The passwords switch around every time you go to the page...I have the book, so if you need a specific one just ask...pg 224 is "rankings."</p>
<p>hehe thats funny....</p>
<p>People around here use sick too and I'm in a small town...they probably use it as much or more than wicked lol. It's slang just like wicked...it's not gangsta haha</p>
<p>I agree with colbert about the author....shes another one of these that has done it herself (being a Yale graduate) and now is trying to pull the ladder up behind her saying, "no one else try it!!!!"</p>
<p>I know alot of people like her...its just something you've got to ignore</p>
<p>about the slang, lol i live in kentucky....and we use all of those words that have been mentioned...i just thought that was kinda funny</p>
<p>alanna yes! i say wicked and so does everyone (around here). i didnt even know it was just a new england thing until a year ago.</p>
<p>I read this book yesterday and realized I know the Stealth Overachiever and Sam. Pretty weird. I liked it overall but I definitely didn't read most of the suggestion parts as they were dry and interrupted the flow of the book.</p>
<p>^ that's pretty much what I thought about "pledged"... I pretty much just read the parts about the people, and skipped her suggestions and background stuff.</p>
<p>I went to MA last weekend and a girl kept saying "that's sick" after everything I said and it REALLY confused me at first. Later I found out she was not retarded and it was just slang.
I also found out "I've got skittles" does not literally mean someone has candy (I found this out the hard way), but it means they are extremely skilled. It's nice to be back home though, where I understand everyday speak. And there are no weird accents.</p>
<p>I've NEVER ever heard "i've got skittles." are you sure that girl wasn't retarded, lol. and i love Boston accents. i wish i had one myself. accents are only weird if you're not familiar with them. like i dont like southern accents ( I love Jamaiccan ones though! haha)</p>
<p>LOL skittles?!? hahahaha </p>
<p>Ya I don't really like southern accents either, especially deep ones on girls</p>
<p>I could barely understand their accents. "I paacked da caa to go to a paatyy at geen haaba". I wish I had an english or french accent, or one from that place where dracula lives.</p>
<p>You dont like the accent? I love it. but i know what you mean 'cause i can barely understand deep southern accents.</p>