What changes have you noticed in English pronunciation, spelling, grammar or words and phrase either (a) historically, during your life or (b) geographically, as you have met people from other regions or experienced their English via the media?

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What changes have you noticed in English pronunciation, spelling, grammar or words and phrase either (a) historically, during your life or (b) geographically, as you have met people from other regions... or experienced their English via the media? As the English language has changed, it's been easy to pick out words that pass into common usage. Here at Pearson English, we have explored some of these recent changes to the English language. The rise in popularity of internet slang has seen phrases such as "LOL" (Laugh Out Loud), "YOLO" (You Only Live Once) and "bae" (an abbreviated form of babe or baby) become firmly embedded in the English language over the past ten years. [Show More]

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