Underline the nonstandard English and slang expressions in the following paragraph. Then correct them by rewriting the paragraph.

My boy James is crazy in the head. One weekend his parents were outa town, and he wasn’t suppose to have no company. Well, he dissed his parents and decided to have a party at his crib. When I told him he was trippin because his mom was gonna find out about it irregardless of how sneaky he was, he goes, “Aww, chill out man cuz she ain’t gonna find out.” I knew I oughta have stayed out of it, but James pulled me in. Sure nuff, his mom found out about the party, and she was real disappointed. She even called my mom. Now I’m cooling my heels at home for the next four weekends.


boy—friend; crazy in the head—Answers will vary; were outa—were out of; town, suppose to—supposed to; dissed—Answers will vary; crib—Answers will vary; was trippen—Answers will vary; was gonna—was going to; irregardless—regardless; he goes—he said; oughta have—should have; nuff—enough; real—really; cooling my heels—Answers will vary.

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