What is the difference between slang and colloquial language?

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Spanish Language Instructor with 2.5 year of experience from capital of Spain Madrid.

Slang is more informal than colloquial langauge. We cant use slangs everywhere. Slangs are mostly use in informal conversation.
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Slang refers to informal words and phrases used by a specific community. Colloquial language is a broader term referring to informal everyday speech if native speakers of a particular language
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Slang is the tone in which you express or speak a language where as the colloquial language is the way you speak a language in a particular place or region. It's hard to pick up the nuances.
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Slang is the tone in which you express or speak a language where as the colloquial language is the way you speak a language in a particular place or region. It's hard to pick up the nuances.
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