Explore tweets tagged as #languagechanges
English Is Evolving! Why .#EnglishEvolution #LanguageLearning #GlobalEnglish #AmericanEnglish #BritishEnglish #LanguageDiversity #CommunicationSkills #Linguistics #CulturalImpact #LanguageChanges
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Working on a #COVIDVaccine team at a retirement home with a great (25 yr old) RN. She said stuff like “you must be a foody” & “bust a move” to the residents & was shocked that those were unfamiliar phrases to them #LanguageChanges
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Grammar Rules: When To Break Them!.#GrammarRules #LanguageEvolution #PrescriptiveGrammar #Linguistics #GrammarTips #LanguageChanges #DescriptiveGrammar #EnglishGrammar #GrammarMyths #LanguageLearning
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RIP "appeal against" – statement from Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport #languagechanges
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“Most English speakers accept the fact that the language changes over time, but don’t accept the changes made in their own time.”. - Peter Sokolowski, editor-at-large at Merriam-Webster.#editing #quoteoftheday #editoratlarge #MerriamWebster #LanguageChanges
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@LangMaverick We did it again! Outdoor lab meetings are rad and we couldn't be happier. Super excited with all the new energy in the #SLRL—#KidsTalk is moving forward! #SSHRCfunded #languagechanges @uvicgradstudies @UVSS @UVicResearch @UVicHumanities @UVicLinguistics
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My Italian isn’t great, I know, but I’m pretty sure ‘latte’ shouldn’t be pronounced with a glottal stop. 😠 . #languagechanges #language #languages #italian #english #coffee #cafenero #travel #pronunciation
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New meaning of "sticky" (persisting) v old meaning ("difficult, problematic") keeps confusing me. #LanguageChanges.
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wondering when/how the terms "graduate from college" changed to "graduate college" and "graduate from high school" changed to "graduate high school" . #RandomObservation #RandomThoughts #pondering #language #speech #LanguageChanges #LanguageEvolution.
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If you live long enough:.Stamping ground (1821) ➡️ stomping ground (1990s).Vicious circle (1700s) ➡️ vicious cycle (2000s) #languagechanges.
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How Language Changes Over Time Check @lilianhhill1 blog post: #LanguageChanges #Dialects #WordsFromOtherCultures
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‘I’m going out with this bloke’ ‘Can’t wait for the bop on Friday’ ‘I pressed Button B but nothing came out’ ‘Your flexible friend’ ‘Bought an ironing board with my Embassy coupons’ Innocent days. #LanguageChanges.
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@anyholla I pray you dont meet those strong headed ones. Them go clear their schedule strategise come back with full force. Ethics. thics. hics dear #languagechanges 🤣🤣.
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@PLAIN_Lang_Intl In the early 80s, “they” was used as a singular pronoun in order to avoid the awkward “he or she” or “he/she.” I liked it then; I like it now for #nonbinarypeople. #languagechanges.
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@MrsGriffithsRQT I felt very old this week when our language assistant told me: “ich werde das PowerPoint aufpimpen.“ 😳 #languagechanges.
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