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A book review of Stefan Fatsis's 'Unabridged' examining how modern dictionaries have shifted from prescriptive gatekeeping to descriptive reflection of actual language usage, tracing this evolution from Noah Webster through Merriam-Webster's current approach of tracking internet-era neologisms and trending word searches.
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A book review contrasting two works on internet linguistics: McCulloch's historical analysis of how the internet transformed writing and language, versus Aleksic's examination of how social media algorithms drive linguistic evolution, forcing users to develop euphemisms and coded language to evade content moderation systems.