English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

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We have not received ~a feedback~ (nonstandard).
We have not received *feedback* (standard).

He used ~a slang~ yesterday (nonstandard).
He used *slang* yesterday (standard).
He used *a slang term* yesterday (standard).

She used ~a legal jargon~ (nonstandard).
She used *legal jargon* (standard).
She used *a legal term* (standard).
You use jargon to refer to words and expressions that are used in special or technical ways by particular groups of people, often making the language difficult to understand.
GAB

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