The language of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Don’t Panic: the language of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

 

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was originally written as a radio script, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 in 6 episodes…

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Phubbing refers to the practice of ignoring one's companion or companions in order to pay attention to one's phone or other mobile device.
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New words in OxfordDictionaries.com: phubbing

 

In the 2004 film Mean Girls, high school queen bee Regina George famously chastises one of her minions for using a slang…