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[–] 5too@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

so much as it is a cultural meme that people just thoughtlessly parrot.

Honestly, I think that's a big part of how language naturally evolves

[–] texture@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

agreed, but individual terms trending or not, dont equate a "change of the language" so much as a change of whats trending in said language. a semantic nitpick, to be sure. :)