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Singular 'they' crowned word of the decade by US linguists
Deutsche Welle ^
| 01.04.2019
| Natalie Muller
Posted on 01/04/2020 7:05:13 PM PST by Olog-hai
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Why does an American Dialect Society even exist, and how does it have that many members?
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:05:13 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
The girl on Billions wanted to be called “they”
It was so disconcerting to listen to how that changed the conversations in the show.
To: Olog-hai
These must be the people in charge of twisting the language in order to twist the society.
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:09:51 PM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: RummyChick
Was she referring to her breasts?
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:11:29 PM PST
by
2111USMC
(Aim Small Miss Small)
To: Olog-hai
The word of the decade is "like." Just listen to any conversation and see how many times it is used, almost every fifth or sixth word. Hannity is addicted to it. Listen and you cannot miss it in any conversation. It is as if we have become almost illiterate, uncultered.
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:12:43 PM PST
by
Fungi
To: Lurkinanloomin
Agreed.
They are teaching people not to believe in facts.
Need to reread 1984.
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:13:57 PM PST
by
lizma2
To: Lurkinanloomin
The revolution will be complete when the language is perfect.
Syme, 1984
We all know how that goes. The only question now is how history will be actually written.
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:14:34 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
One thing interesting about the transgender population is that the vast majority of ‘transgender’ surgeries done are not genital surgery (only ~0.5%). I wonder what that means?
To: Fungi
And here I thought that was like the 1970s decade, man.
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:17:19 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:18:22 PM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:19:36 PM PST
by
Fungi
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:21:48 PM PST
by
Williams
(Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
To: Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
The Word of the Decade is MAGA!
To: Olog-hai
Linguists should give us a list of all the words we are no longer allowed to use so we can see how anti-linguistic linguists are.
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:28:06 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Democrats only believe in democracy when they win the election.)
To: Olog-hai
I nominate wokehole.
I think we all know what it means.
To: Olog-hai
Are these designations intended to be good or bad? Maybe neither but, to me, they just further demonstrate the deterioration of the language and the culture.
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01/04/2020 7:37:35 PM PST
by
be-baw
To: neverevergiveup
One thing interesting about the transgender population is that the vast majority of transgender surgeries done are not genital surgery (only ~0.5%). I wonder what that means?
My guess is transgender women (males) getting breast implants.
Freaks.
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:39:12 PM PST
by
bk1000
(Banned from Breitbart)
To: Olog-hai
The Philistines have won.
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posted on
01/04/2020 7:48:09 PM PST
by
HIDEK6
( God bless Donald Trump.)
To: Olog-hai
Who promotes this dreck? No normal people have ever heard anyone speak this way.
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