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A Funner Guide to Language
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A Funner Guide to Language

Anne Curzan has something to say about how to say things.

Did you have a reaction to this article’s headline? I mean the word “funner.” Did that rub you the wrong way? Were you taught that “funner” isn’t a word?

Well, I feel for you, but get over it.

Language, after all, is fluid — an ever-changing river of ideas, words and meanings. It’s a playground, not a battleground; it’s a creative medium, not a set of rul…

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