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[โ€“] Bluetreefrog 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

generation of neologisms

Ngl, I had to look up what neologism meant, but now I know that it = new words, expressions or usages.

It fascinates me how fast language is changing. When I was young verse was never used as a verb, as in "today we are versing another team".

Or the word "meme" has completely changed meaning in less than two decades. It's like watch evolution on fast-forward.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Verbing nouns is like rizzing language.