Slang or omitted?
I have been trying to expose myself to slang which has been by English weakness. Here is one phrase I am not sure about.
"message me"
If I am correct, this means like "send a message to me/contact me", but the subjects are directional particles are omitted. Is this slang or just a particle omitting and if so, is there a difference?
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I wouldn't necessarily call it slang. Sometimes nouns in common usage evolve into verbs. "Skype me" is another.
And you are correct about the meaning.
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The subject (You) is omitted because we know who we are talking to. "me" I'd the direct object and "message" is being used as a verb, meaning to contact someone, typically online.
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"Message" is here being used as a verb. I would tend to call this jargon rather than slang.
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"message me" is not slang -- it's an imperative. the verb is used to give a command, thus the subject 'you' is already explicitly implied.
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I guess you could consider it "slang", however it really is just a shortened version of "send me a message". Usually this means that the person wants you to text or email them. Just get a hold of them. Hope this helped.
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