is the word "rant" considered slang?

[Schadenfroh]

Writing a western civ report and i have no idea if it is proper english. The dictionaries are on my side. You think a "scholarly essay" would be able to include it?

 

[TitanDiddly]

Nope. Good to go. IIRC.

 

[jagec]

try "tirade"

 

[FoBoT]

no, but 'rent' is

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

I suppose it would depend on the context. Wanna give us a sentence to work with?

 

[FreshFish]

not slang, but I don't think it's formal enough for an essay like that, though. I would also go with tirade.

Edit: essay=report

 

[Lord Evermore]

It's not slang in any sense of the word. Tirade is a more "scholarly" sounding word, though. Rant is more commonly seen as a verb, I think. As in "ranting and raving". "Going on a rant" is also common.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
I suppose it would depend on the context. Wanna give us a sentence to work with?

The writer finished his rant about chivalry and moved on to discuss William of Normandy.

 

[gistech1978]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
I suppose it would depend on the context. Wanna give us a sentence to work with?

The writer finished his rant about chivalry and moved on to discuss William of Normandy.

that'll work.

 

[Schadenfroh]

thanks

 

[AlienCraft]

It is not slang.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
I suppose it would depend on the context. Wanna give us a sentence to work with?

The writer finished his rant about chivalry and moved on to discuss William of Normandy.

Yeah, "tirade" would work too, but "rant" is perfectly acceptable there.

 

[Lord Evermore]

In fact, tirade is specifically a spoken thing. Rant can be spoken or written.

www.dictionary.com

It's a good thing.

A scholarly word to use could be diatribe, it's not necessarily written or spoken (though usually spoken; but depending on the writing, it could be seen as a "speech", not just an essay - an open letter for example).

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
I suppose it would depend on the context. Wanna give us a sentence to work with?

The writer finished his rant about chivalry and moved on to discuss William of Normandy.

Yeah, "tirade" would work too, but "rant" is perfectly acceptable there.

To me "rant" has a bit of a crazy undertone, as in something that more negative to the person giving the rant. So if you are criticizing the author i think rant would be preferable.