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Where Online Lingo Comes From, How to Reinforce Good Habits, Gym Class Fallout, and Why Glue Doesn’t Stick to the Bottle

Oct 14, 2018
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INSIGHT

Slang Spread

  • Contrary to previous theories, online slang spreads within cultural regions before going national.
  • The West Coast and the Deep South were the biggest sources of new online words in the study.
INSIGHT

Online Lingo Origins

  • Internet slang like "TLDR" and "Woot" are becoming so common that they're appearing in dictionaries.
  • Researchers analyzed nearly a billion tweets to understand the origin and spread of online lingo.
ADVICE

Temptation Bundling

  • Combine a "want" with a "should" to reinforce good habits. This is called temptation bundling.
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