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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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