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Kids would *try* it and then stop, but why let reality get in the way of a good joke.
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Rating fundamental axioms of mathematics by funniness is much more productive.
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"Horologia" is kinda funny to my Dutch ears
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stage two ignores the concept of thermal capacity, doesn't it?
TikTok users are altering their speech to evade algorithmic filters--but will this harm language in the long run?
Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human.
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https://www.tiktok.com/community-guidelines/en
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/style/pandemic-nicknames.html
https://www.tiktok.com/@appalachianprepper/video/7330018532912106795
https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=grippy%20sock%20vacation&t=1747696741580
Culpeper, Jonathan, 'Taboo language and impoliteness', in Keith Allan (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language, Oxford Handbooks (2018)
https://www.theverge.com/2013/8/27/4545388/curses-the-birth-of-the-bleep-and-modern-american-censorship
https://www.npr.org/2015/11/08/454606994/the-art-of-the-clean-version
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/08/algospeak-tiktok-le-dollar-bean/
https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/li/article/view/37371/39943
https://www.buzzfeed.com/genamourbarrett/times-the-internet-had-zero-respect-for-benedict-cumberba
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-critics-notebook-language-20120502-t-story.html
I haven't even watched yet and I'm convinced this will be a good one
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