A language expert has predicted the common words likely to die out in the next 15 years - including "woke" and "insane". Neil Taylor, 46, revealed some of the ways our language might change in the next ten to 15 years - and which words won't last. He reckons we'll see the end of some common words like "insane" and "sick".
He also thinks phrases which refer to disability such as "fell on deaf ears" will fall out of use, due to a shift towards more politically correct language. Language expert Neil added we need to get used to gender-neutral pronouns - like "they" - because they're here to stay. Neil said: "Most of language changes really slowly - the proof of this is that we can understand our grandparents.
"But individual words can come and go quite quickly. Pronouns will be one of the slowest types of word to change, because they are quite intrinsic. But using 'they' and 'them' is something which we'll get used to and in a few years will feel completely normal. The political consciousness of language will have an impact.
