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3 internet language trends from 2019, explained

  • Written by Zachary Jaggers, Postdoctoral Scholar of Linguistics, University of Oregon
What started as a SpongeBob meme took on a life of its own in 2019. Alexander Oganezov/Shutterstock.com

Social media has created an entirely new linguistic ecosystem, with new words, phrases and features for expressing ourselves cropping up all the time.

Last year, internet language expert Gretchen McCulloch – whose best-selling book “Be...

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