GRAMMAR CRIMES DIVISION

The word “vibe” was invented because “emotional atmosphere” was too formal for chaos.

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Languages like Turkish and Finnish are agglutinative, using suffixes to form words — linguistic LEGO sets.The first swear word was shouted when someone stepped on a Lego. History is surprisingly modern.The word “okay” was invented as a shrug you can type.Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia and uses the Ge'ez script — an ancient alphabet that still looks cooler than anything we type today.The first typo happened when someone sneezed on a clay tablet. The tablet is still embarrassed.The phrase “you know what I mean” was invented to cover for unclear thoughts.See all Grammar Crimes Division facts →

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