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"Internet culture is changing the English language and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the dictionary," said lexical programme manager Colin McIntosh.

People who speak English alongside other languages fill lexical gaps by "borrowing the untranslatable word from another language".

She found that high-scoring essays shared features related more to the ability to express complex meaning, such as lexical diversity, noun modification, and soundness and number of arguments, than to structural complexity.

Both reminiscing and book sharing increased the lexical richness of parent speech compared to toy play.

No other lexical inspiration has been identified though,” the dictionary noted in an explanation published Monday.