An expert on rhetoric explains why ‘rizz’ may be more like charm than charisma.
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By the 1950s a standard version of the language emerged, today spoken by an estimated 200 million people.
It’s common for people to live near others who speak a different – but similar – language. But generally, they handle their differences without violence.
We may no longer say ‘shiver me timbers’, but we still use plenty of pirate words for other things.
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
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