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Otherwords
Why Linguists Love What's Happening with K-Pop
Linguists are tracking how K-Pop is shaping language around the world.
Why Every Generation Uses This One Slang Word
Otherwords 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 into what it means to be human.
Why Every Generation Uses This One Slang Word
Season 6 Episode 4 | 8m 56s | CC
Most slang words come and go, but there's one undisputed king that's over 100 years old and still as relevant as ever... and that's cool.
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