#threadstorm #outreach 1/🧵 The English language has been evolving for hundreds of years due to technology. The development of the printing press in the fourteenth century led to the standardization of English word spellings.
#threadstorm #outreach 1/🧵 The English language has been evolving for hundreds of years due to technology. The development of the printing press in the fourteenth century led to the standardization of English word spellings.
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People who began utilizing e-mail and instant messaging found it convenient to create a whole new world of acronyms, which spread like wildfire throughout the Internet. Slang phrases like "lol" and "brb" have seeped into young people's regular discussions and the pages of several authoritative dictionaries.
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The Internet has fostered the creation of new terms more than any other technology. These terms are sometimes produced by giving already-existing words more meaning. Originally, "traffic" meant foot movement, horse-drawn carriages, and cars. Now, it refers to people accessing a website.
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A "stream" means flowing water, but nowadays, it refers to an information stream that is constantly changing. Sometimes, nouns on the Internet get turned into new verbs. It is possible to employ the verbs "troll" and "stream," and "Google" is a brand-new word that has even made its way into specific dictionaries.
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