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AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon

Experts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating barriers to monitoring and oversight

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

‘Mogging’ is suddenly everywhere. Is that a problem?

This word for outdoing or outshining others originated in the manosphere, but is now thoroughly mainstream. Why is it so popular – and should we be worried about slang that arises from toxic subcultures?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6

“No Peaceful Solution To Our Current Situation”: 76 People Share Their ‘Wokest’ Opinions

What's your 'wokest' opinion you can't wait to share?

Bored Panda · Jun 19, 2025

Bait, ting, certi: how UK rap changed the language of the nation

Fuelled by music fandom and social media, young British people’s slang is evolving to include words with pidgin, patois and Arabic roots – even where strong regional English dialects exist

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024

Face fillers, fire pits and the ick – how 10 series of Love Island have shaped UK culture

The reality TV dating show remains a winning formula despite being blamed for everything from body shaming to fast fashion

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023

Welsh Rugby Union appoints first ever independent chair

Richard Collier-Keywood previous roles include being managing partner of PwC in the UK

Birmingham Post · Jun 15, 2023

WRU make historic appointment as independent chair revealed and new director joins board

The Welsh Rugby Union has appointed its first independent chair

Wales Online · Jun 15, 2023

The American right has gone to war with 'woke capitalism' – here's what they get wrong

Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor and likely future presidential contender, has opened up a new front in his party’s war on “woke capitalism”. He is proposing to change the rules around how public bodies within Florida borrow from the markets by issuing bonds.

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2023

Karens, ‘The Ben Stage’ and what happens when your name is ruined by the internet

As relationship gurus on TikTok warn women off dating men named Ben, Ellie Muir speaks to people whose names have become shorthand for unattractive – or even racist – behaviour

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Karens, ‘The Ben Stage’ and what happens when your name is ruined by the internet

As relationship gurus on TikTok warn women off dating men named Ben, Ellie Muir speaks to people whose names have become shorthand for unattractive – or even racist – behaviour

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2023