As someone passionate about the changing nature of languages (they're living organisms after all) this great article by Orwell has brought to mind another article published at the end of 2023 about how Oxford Dictionary had named "riz" (short for charisma) word of the year. This was the winning word out of a shortlist of eight, which included meanings I couldn't understand after a lifetime of learning and speaking English. Who knows how long they'll be in circulation once GenZ turns 30...
Doesn't "tying an unnecessary preposition on to every verb" use an unnecessary preposition?
As someone passionate about the changing nature of languages (they're living organisms after all) this great article by Orwell has brought to mind another article published at the end of 2023 about how Oxford Dictionary had named "riz" (short for charisma) word of the year. This was the winning word out of a shortlist of eight, which included meanings I couldn't understand after a lifetime of learning and speaking English. Who knows how long they'll be in circulation once GenZ turns 30...