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Twenty-four words that mean totally different things now than they did pre-internet

Twenty-four words that mean totally different things now than they did pre-internet | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Technological change, as we know very well, tends to provoke linguistic and cultural change, too. It's the reason why, several times a year, dictionaries trumpet the addition of new and typically very trendy words ..."

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A campaign to bring back accent marks is sweeping the Internet

A campaign to bring back accent marks is sweeping the Internet | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Internet shorthand is ubiquitous, but in our desire to get words out quickly, meaning can be muddled or lost. Case in point: Accent marks, one of the foremost linguistic casualties of the digital age ..."

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