added by Alex Burns · updated 14d ago
Why do we say “like,” like, all the time?
Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
But then again, she said, few could have predicted the endurance of the slang word “cool” as a marker for all things generally good or fashionable. Researchers say it emerged nearly a century ago in the 1930s jazz scene, retreated from time to time over the decades, but kept coming back.
from Leg Booty? Panoramic? Seggs? How TikTok Is Changing Language by Melina Delkic
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