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065 Regionalisms

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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The Effects of Natural Selection on Language

When groups of people don't interact with each other, their language tends to change. The phrase standing online will probably spread as it becomes widely distributed by large New York television programs and publications. A Google search for standing in line returns about 37 times as many hits as the search for standing online. Another regionalism is YAL, which is short for you all.

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