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Despite all the likes, literallys and dropped g’s, English isn’t decaying before our eyes

  • Written by Valerie M. Fridland, Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno
Despite all the likes, literallys and dropped g’s, English isn’t decaying before our eyesFear not: There isn't anything that needs saving.LisaStrachan/iStock via Getty Images

As a linguistics professor, I’m often asked why English is decaying before our eyes, whether it’s “like” being used promiscuously, t’s being dropped deleteriously or “literally” being deployed nonliterally.

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