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Slanguage: How ‘6-7 ’ makes sense even though it means nothing

Slanguage: How ‘6-7 ’ makes sense even though it means nothing

Seemingly meaningless adolescent slang isn’t “brain rot,” it’s linguistically normal, developmentally appropriate and a way of belonging.

13.01.2026 20

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Nicole Rosen

Donald Trump thinks some accents are ‘beautiful,’ but what makes them so?

Opinions on language are not based in any objective standards of beauty or aesthetics, but rather on our attitudes about the people speaking them.

16.03.2025 10

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Nicole Rosen