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What makes a word "real"? Anne Curzan

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Jun 17, 201400:16:59Education

One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the dictionary. After all, who actually decides which words make...

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What makes a word "real"? Anne Curzan is an episode from TEDTalks 교육 by TED. One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the dict...

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Published Jun 17, 2014, 00:16:59 long, audio available.