MatureDJ
Master Don Juan
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I was reading this, and it got me interested:
qz.com

Move over Shakespeare, teen girls are the real language disruptors
Hate vocal fry? Bothered by the use of “like” and “just”? Think uptalk makes people sound less confident? If so, you may find yourself growing increasingly unpopular—there’s a new wave of people pointing out that criticizing young women’s speech is just old-fashioned sexism.
my opinion: Yes we do ...While the pattern is well-established, we still don’t know for sure yet why young women reliably lead linguistic innovation.