#language-change — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #language-change, aggregated by home.social.
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Quand l'usage se brouille : 'They' déconstruit
The English word 'they' is now used for one person. This helps talk about people whose gender is not known or who are not male or female.
#EnglishGrammar, #PronounUsage, #LanguageChange, #GenderIdentity, #Linguistics
https://newsletter.tf/english-they-pronoun-used-for-one-person-changing/
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Quand l'usage se brouille : 'They' déconstruit
The English word 'they' is now used for one person. This helps talk about people whose gender is not known or who are not male or female.
#EnglishGrammar, #PronounUsage, #LanguageChange, #GenderIdentity, #Linguistics
https://newsletter.tf/english-they-pronoun-used-for-one-person-changing/
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The word 'they' is now used for one person, not just many people. This is a big change from how it was used before.
#EnglishGrammar, #PronounUsage, #LanguageChange, #GenderIdentity, #Linguistics
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The word 'they' is now used for one person, not just many people. This is a big change from how it was used before.
#EnglishGrammar, #PronounUsage, #LanguageChange, #GenderIdentity, #Linguistics
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The Semantic Decay of the "Friend": A Taxonomy of Distance
Linguistic experts explain why the word friend has changed its meaning in 2026. Learn how digital platforms and institutions are changing our social bonds.
#languagechange, #socialtrends, #linguistics, #digitalculture, #modernsociety
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The Semantic Decay of the "Friend": A Taxonomy of Distance
Linguistic experts explain why the word friend has changed its meaning in 2026. Learn how digital platforms and institutions are changing our social bonds.
#languagechange, #socialtrends, #linguistics, #digitalculture, #modernsociety
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The term friend is now used more for groups and digital platforms than for close personal bonds. This shift is a major change from how people used the word just ten years ago.
#languagechange, #socialtrends, #linguistics, #digitalculture, #modernsociety
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The term friend is now used more for groups and digital platforms than for close personal bonds. This shift is a major change from how people used the word just ten years ago.
#languagechange, #socialtrends, #linguistics, #digitalculture, #modernsociety
https://newsletter.tf/meaning-of-friend-changed-2026/ -
Ah, the riveting tale of math's linguistic struggle from Latin to English—because apparently, people in the #1500s had nothing better to do. 🤓📚 Let's celebrate the groundbreaking revelation that math books eventually switched languages...in only 48 years! 🎉📖 Who knew math was such a drama queen? 🤔💁♂️
https://tyndale.org/journals/reformj01/bmarsden.html #mathhistory #languagechange #linguisticdrama #education #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah, the riveting tale of math's linguistic struggle from Latin to English—because apparently, people in the #1500s had nothing better to do. 🤓📚 Let's celebrate the groundbreaking revelation that math books eventually switched languages...in only 48 years! 🎉📖 Who knew math was such a drama queen? 🤔💁♂️
https://tyndale.org/journals/reformj01/bmarsden.html #mathhistory #languagechange #linguisticdrama #education #HackerNews #ngated -
CW: Charlie Kirk allusion
I honestly apologize for this one
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CW: Charlie Kirk allusion
I honestly apologize for this one
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New Study Reveals Language Evolves in Predictable, Weather-Like Patterns, Researchers Say
Language is ever evolving—from ancient dialects to modern slang, the words and accents people use are…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #culturallinguistics #dialects #JamesBurridge #language“weathermap” #languagechange #languageevolution #languagemapping #linguisticpatterns #regionalaccents #sociolinguistics #Statisticalphysics #UniversityofPortsmouth #wordspread
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/660727/ -
New Study Reveals Language Evolves in Predictable, Weather-Like Patterns, Researchers Say
Language is ever evolving—from ancient dialects to modern slang, the words and accents people use are…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #culturallinguistics #dialects #JamesBurridge #language“weathermap” #languagechange #languageevolution #languagemapping #linguisticpatterns #regionalaccents #sociolinguistics #Statisticalphysics #UniversityofPortsmouth #wordspread
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/660727/ -
First time I've seen this shortening (from 'low key' meaning sort of / don't want make a big deal of it - but also increasingly meaning "but actually very much"):
"[His] thing was lowk being a good [at it] and you're telling him he missed doing something and failed..."
I did a quick google to confirm it's not just a one off or typo. (This also revealed “LOWK” is the ICAO airport code for Klagenfurt Airport in Austria)
Has anyone heard this spoken?
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First time I've seen this shortening (from 'low key' meaning sort of / don't want make a big deal of it - but also increasingly meaning "but actually very much"):
"[His] thing was lowk being a good [at it] and you're telling him he missed doing something and failed..."
I did a quick google to confirm it's not just a one off or typo. (This also revealed “LOWK” is the ICAO airport code for Klagenfurt Airport in Austria)
Has anyone heard this spoken?
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"Gas prices ain’t nothing to a carless walkcel like me"
The "-cel" suffix is really gaining traction.
Going to make for interesting etymological path.PIE Roots: Uncertain, but likely from *kaiwelo- (alone) + lib(h)s- (living), implying "living alone".
Latin Root: Caelebs (unmarried, single).
Clipping and blending into a portmanteau "Involuntary + Celibate" = > "Incel"
Then we get a pseudo suffix "-cel" : "person who is (involuntarily) without X."Neato!
#slang #languagechange -
"Gas prices ain’t nothing to a carless walkcel like me"
The "-cel" suffix is really gaining traction.
Going to make for interesting etymological path.PIE Roots: Uncertain, but likely from *kaiwelo- (alone) + lib(h)s- (living), implying "living alone".
Latin Root: Caelebs (unmarried, single).
Clipping and blending into a portmanteau "Involuntary + Celibate" = > "Incel"
Then we get a pseudo suffix "-cel" : "person who is (involuntarily) without X."Neato!
#slang #languagechange -
"absolutely stunting on everyone who wants to ..."
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"absolutely stunting on everyone who wants to ..."
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Today I bring to you "cornplating"
I made a few guesses before looking it up - mostly around "complaining" - but, no, it's origin story is actually just someone pointing out a plate of corn. It now means continuing to comment even after running out of useful observations.
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Today I bring to you "cornplating"
I made a few guesses before looking it up - mostly around "complaining" - but, no, it's origin story is actually just someone pointing out a plate of corn. It now means continuing to comment even after running out of useful observations.
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Today I came across this monstrosity*: 'wagemaxxing goodbosscel' but I'm too tired to even really comment on it.
*The -maxxing suffix is my least favorite neologism ever
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Today I came across this monstrosity*: 'wagemaxxing goodbosscel' but I'm too tired to even really comment on it.
*The -maxxing suffix is my least favorite neologism ever
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I saw "trained to filth" few days ago in reference to someone being very good at something and it really stuck with me.
Apparently it is a new twist on "read to filth" which means to harshly criticize, possibly related to reading someone the riot act?
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I saw "trained to filth" few days ago in reference to someone being very good at something and it really stuck with me.
Apparently it is a new twist on "read to filth" which means to harshly criticize, possibly related to reading someone the riot act?
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Starting a running list of new phrases and words that I come across and find interesting.
Fist off: "nostalgia glazing"
I love the new use of glazing and glaze! I always think of a sticky donut.
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Starting a running list of new phrases and words that I come across and find interesting.
Fist off: "nostalgia glazing"
I love the new use of glazing and glaze! I always think of a sticky donut.
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Interesting piece on why accents can change in adulthood, touching on geography, identity, prestige, intelligibility, professional status, and other social forces [gift link]
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/12/accent-dialect-acquisition/685124/?gift=V3O2UvvjYxV4cxnKzA_IbBDJc5q7hrirBd06BY_HL7E#language #sociolinguistics #accents #dialect #LanguageChange #linguistics #TaylorSwift
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Interesting piece on why accents can change in adulthood, touching on geography, identity, prestige, intelligibility, professional status, and other social forces [gift link]
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/12/accent-dialect-acquisition/685124/?gift=V3O2UvvjYxV4cxnKzA_IbBDJc5q7hrirBd06BY_HL7E#language #sociolinguistics #accents #dialect #LanguageChange #linguistics #TaylorSwift
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Did people notice the Great Vowel Shift? (23 mins.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8SD60KpJvA
#language #phonology #history #phonetics #speech #linguistics #accents #LanguageChange
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Did people notice the Great Vowel Shift? (23 mins.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8SD60KpJvA
#language #phonology #history #phonetics #speech #linguistics #accents #LanguageChange
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I wrote a little about Agatha Christie – as a verb
https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/to-agatha-christie-v-tr/#language #AlienEarth #AgathaChristie #slang #writing #blog #verbs #verbing #LanguageChange #pragmatics
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I wrote a little about Agatha Christie – as a verb
https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/to-agatha-christie-v-tr/#language #AlienEarth #AgathaChristie #slang #writing #blog #verbs #verbing #LanguageChange #pragmatics
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Surely, I can't be the first person to have made this pun.
I'm sure language change will do it's thing and it will soon be 'The Marr the Marrier'.
#Marr #cognition #cogneuro #Marrslevels #languagechange #historicallinguistics -
Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/abordagens-da-linguistica-celtica-livro.html
#Linguistics #celticstudies #celticlinguistics #philology #celticlanguages #languagechange #palaeolinguistics #books #openaccess
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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/abordagens-da-linguistica-celtica-livro.html
#Linguistics #celticstudies #celticlinguistics #philology #celticlanguages #languagechange #palaeolinguistics #books #openaccess
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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/abordagens-da-linguistica-celtica-livro.html
#Linguistics #celticstudies #celticlinguistics #philology #celticlanguages #languagechange #palaeolinguistics #books #openaccess
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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/abordagens-da-linguistica-celtica-livro.html
#Linguistics #celticstudies #celticlinguistics #philology #celticlanguages #languagechange #palaeolinguistics #books #openaccess
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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/abordagens-da-linguistica-celtica-livro.html
#Linguistics #celticstudies #celticlinguistics #philology #celticlanguages #languagechange #palaeolinguistics #books #openaccess
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Archaeoethnologica: Approches to Celtic Linguistics - Book / Abordagens da Linguística Céltica - Livro
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/07/abordagens-da-linguistica-celtica-livro.html
#Linguistics #celticstudies #celticlinguistics #philology #celticlanguages #languagechange #palaeolinguistics #books #openaccess
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Watching a discussion (https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/114741495804033479) about the usage of the word "guy" and I have pointed out that language change can be... rapid nowadays.
So this got me curious: -
Watching a discussion (https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/114741495804033479) about the usage of the word "guy" and I have pointed out that language change can be... rapid nowadays.
So this got me curious: -
New eggcorn spotted in the wild: "sure up" instead of "shore up"
#eggcorn #linguistics #language #EnglishUsage #words #LanguageChange
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New eggcorn spotted in the wild: "sure up" instead of "shore up"
#eggcorn #linguistics #language #EnglishUsage #words #LanguageChange
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A retro verbing from Torrey Peters:
"The car travels slowly, block by block through traffic. Tourists and a few groups of teenagers Frogger their way across the streets."
#books #reading #TorreyPeters #LanguageChange #verbing #videogames #RetroGaming