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Listeners have voted on their favourite Words of the Week, and Daniel spills the beans (or tea?) on numbers 11–20.
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Show notes
A literal paradox: “literally” generally means ‘figuratively’
https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/25/36843
-sona – Fanlore
https://fanlore.org/wiki/-sona
what is a sona? : furry
https://www.reddit.com/r/furry/comments/2ur3tc/what_is_a_sona/
Gen Z Is Calling Gen X The “Karen Generation”
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/gen-z-is-calling-gen-x-the-karen-generation
Goodbye ‘OK Boomer’ And Hello ‘Karen Generation’
https://goat.com.au/baby-boomers/goodbye-ok-boomer-hello-karen-generation/
Karen: baby name popularity statistics | Everything Birthday
https://www.everything-birthday.com/name/f/karen
Living Languages | The Vocal Fries
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/living-languages/id1260191014?i=1000459105454
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