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'Get down from the car': New South Florida dialect found that mixes English and Spanish
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA Florida International University professor claims to have discovered an emerging new dialect that...
What Do Your Cat's Meows Actually Mean? A Cat Language Expert Has the Answer
First for Women via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCats have a unique language constructed especially for humans and made of meows. Susanne Schötz, a...
Op-Ed: Gen Z's lingo might be difficult to understand, but there's a reason for that
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile new generations have always used slang to set themselves apart, Gen Z's slang use is...
Everyday African American Vernacular English is a dialect born from conflict and creativity
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLinguists believe Black English might have originated from West African or Creole languages. Getty...
Know your ‘fada’ from your ‘pelo’? Here are the most popular French regional words
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThinking of heading to France for Easter or in the near future for a holiday? While you may find...
Spanglish has become a new English dialect in this U.S. city
NBC News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLatinos have transformed Miami in the last half century and the Hispanic influence extends to unique...
Huh? Here’s What ‘DW’ Means in a Text
Parade via AOL· 4 months agoWhat Does DW Mean? If you're new to texting, or just not up to date on what all the slang terms or abbreviations stand for ("ISTG," "SMH," "IB," "SWMBO,"...
What Does Gaslighting *Actually* Mean? Psychologists Explain
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 month agoGaslighting examples Gaslighting. It's hard to go even one nightly scroll without someone on TikTok...
Kirk Neely: 'You don't say!' Speaking Southern is more than accent or dialect
Spartanburg Herald-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRecently, I was sitting in a doctor’s waiting room. When the receptionist called my name, a woman...
Simile Examples in Literature and Everyday Language
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoSimiles are like spices for writing: Used in the right proportion, they can add zest and verve to your prose. Once you're familiar with them, you'll...