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Need to know: Tech words
With ever-evolving technology, it can be hard to keep up with the latest vocabulary used to describe it. This helpful article points out 25 tech words you need to know. The most interesting is probably...
View ArticleSpeakers of ‘street slang’ required
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is recruiting speakers of ‘street slang’, according to an article in the Guardian today. Apparently the DEA is hiring nine people who understand black...
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Acronyms aloud
An interesting article in The Ledger looks at how acronyms are being used in speech. It seems to be teenagers who use these most – from “ILY” (I love you) to “LOL” (laughing out loud). These terms...
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Scrabble player? Beware of new words!
You may have heard the recent news that Scrabble is adding nearly 3,000 new words to a lexicon, including some slang terms. But don’t be afraid: they’re only for use outside of North America. Collins...
View ArticleCollege lingo for the uninitiated
Whether you’re headed off to a new school or starting a new job, there’s always new lingo to learn. This may be especially true of environments where there are lots of young people, who tend to have...
View ArticleOMG: It’s older than you’d think
Text-speak is often denounced by older people, particularly OMG (oh my god). But it turns out that some words weren’t thought up by today’s young people – OMG has been in existence for almost 100...
View ArticleBuffy slang
My brother was a huge fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and certainly picked up some Buffy slang when he watched the show. So I’ve sent him this blog post from Oxford Dictionaries, which is all about...
View Article10 British insults
There are a lot of similarities between American English and British English. There are also a lot of differences, and these are a lot more fun! BBC America is helping smooth the linguistic pathway,...
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