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Millennialspeak: ‘Like’ is not a lazy linguistic filler. The word has, like, a grammar of its own

English language snobs shaming the word ‘like’ fail to understand its millennial grammar

Rebecca Woods, The Conversation
· Aug 25, 2019 · 12:30 pm
‘Youthquake’ is Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year

Information collected by the selectors indicated a five-fold increase in the usage of the word, which gained popularity during the UK general elections.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 15, 2017 · 03:39 pm
Feminism is American dictionary Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year

It said searches for the word rose 70% in 2017, especially after multiple reports on sexual harassment, the Women’s March in DC and the release of Wonder Woman.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 13, 2017 · 10:51 pm