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Devolution of language (view source)
Revision as of 21:32, December 26, 2008
, 21:32, December 26, 2008a brief start
The '''devolution of language''' is the often-corrosive affect that culture, primarily entertainment, [[computer]]s, sports, and [[politic]]s, have on the meaning of words. Some examples include:
* "message" now means something very brief, and usually non-substantive, due to the influence of [[instant messaging]]
* "link" now means a clickable reference to another website, rather than a substantive connection
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[[Category:linguistics]]
* "message" now means something very brief, and usually non-substantive, due to the influence of [[instant messaging]]
* "link" now means a clickable reference to another website, rather than a substantive connection
(add more)
[[Category:linguistics]]