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"New words can spread like wildfire thanks to social media - you only have to look at 'mansplaining' ..." — Susie Dent
New words can spread like wildfire thanks to social media - you only have to look at 'mansplaining' and 'milkshake duck' to see language evolution at work - so why not old ones too?
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