An American university has banned the expression ‘no worries’. Here are some other words and phrases that confuse speakers of different versions of English.
- Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford
How words are used change over time and insisting that their original meaning be adhered to is pretty silly.
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L'anglais, langue la plus utilisée sur la planète, est en train d'évoluer de façon radicale. Notamment du fait des abréviations et des nouveaux usages sur les réseaux sociaux.
The future is one of multiple Englishes.
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