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Top 10 new words in the engish language.

Language is a living thing, words die if they are not used and new ones are born because of novelties we come across such as the advancements in technologies, fashions, new things we need to name.  Linguistic Society of America Do you know the meaning of: Voluntourism. Answer:  People who volunteer and sightsee. FoMo: Answer: Fearing to miss out on something MoFo: Answer: Acronym for Mother Fuker. Freegan: Answer: recycling throwaway foods. Uber: Answer: Ride-sharing Taxi App Photobomb: Answere: Insert yourself into someone's photo. Stanky: Answer: Smelling unpleasant. Handsy: Answer:  tending to touch other people that is inappropriate or unwanted. Manspreading: Answer: Man seating legs apart taking too much space on a seat. Awesomesauce: Answer: Something excellent, great, spectacular. Do you kno...

Idoms and Expressions we Happily Botch.

I was listening to the radio when I heard about "idioms"  and how we botch them. We are all doing it the native as much as anyone else. I found it hilarious, so I decided to do some research the following are the most commons.  Please feel free to add in the comments your favorite saying. E very language has its own expressions, sayings or idioms.  They illustrate figuratively, they use sometimes metaphors, puns, to tell us of ways to live, to act, gives ideas, principles, and values.  Every country has their own Idioms Nip it the butt vs. Nip in the bud.   Is to put an end to it before it gets the opportunity to grow I could care less vs. I couldn't care less. Means that you do not care, you have to use the negation form "Could not" One in the same vs. One and the same. Means that two things are the same. Each one worse than the next vs. Each one worse than the last . Means the situation is not better than the previou...