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Pretty, pretty good: How Larry David changed the English language
Forget Emmys, it’s the dictionary set to enshrine the writer’s legacy, capturing labels we never knew we needed.
- by David Astle
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Binge-watching? I’ve been doing it since the ’70s
From epic Wimbledon finals to DVD box sets, I’ve been bingeing TV since before it was a meme.
- by David Astle
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It’s hard to convince Google you’re not dead - just ask Tom Faber
The freelancer was shocked to find that the search engine had conflated him with a dead physicist.
- by David Astle
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The slurs you’ve been using without even knowing it
Most rude words are obvious, but some are hiding in plain sight.
- by David Astle
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What’s the most versatile word we have? Mate, that’s easy
Americans have friends, the French have amis, and what we have depends on your tone.
- by David Astle
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