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Define this statement as a standard, slang, jargon, dialect, or ungrammatical.Private Smith was AWOL at eighteen hundred hours.

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Jargon-terms used within the military but not elsewhere - specific to the military
e.g. “Private”, “AWOL”, “eighteen hundred hours”
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The above statement is jargon.

Step-by-step explanation:

Words and expressions used in a particular profession and a particular area of expertise are known as Jargon. The terms used are not very common in nature. They are understood by the people of a particular communicative context. The words are associated with a profession or occupation. In the above statement, the word 'awol' is used particularly in the military.

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