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Hackneyed Phrases, Both Old and New

Word Matters

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The Hackneyed Phrases of the World Are Changing

Most of these are from about a hundred years ago, the hackneyed phrases that we were discussing earlier. And as peter said, it does a great job of demonstrating how language change. So it's kind of like the whole language is moving in a circle, and theHackneyed phrases,. the succulent bivalves of the world, are becoming fresh again. New words, the slang lag ful and boot leg bouncer and cahoots, are just becoming commonplace words.

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