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Elaine McCallig

Uni reveals 20 ‘formal’ words that are disappearing from use - and the words that are replacing them

A university study has found that words such as “usually” and “upon” are on the way out, whereas “amazing” and “stuff” are on the rise as we become increasingly informal in how we communicate with each other.

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