The Use And Abuse The American Language An essay from Newsweek Magazine, “Can’t anyone here speak English?” explains how many human beings use and abuse the American language. The lack of language may be a result of slang and new words or expression, but slang is not the danger of language. The danger is television. According to the essay television makes language subordinate. With the entertainment of television, people enjoy watching the images shown on screen and limit the idea of reading. The lack of language also is a result of abusing it. People want to conceal reality, using publ