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Hello, I'm Lucy Hockings from the BBC World Service.
This is the global story.
For many thousands of years, language has been changing here in the uk.
The gradual departure from what became known as the Queen's English is a trend which has often been characterised as a threat to cultural identity.
But with the advent of social media, the pace of change may be running away from us.
Phrases like it's giving ris, no cap.
These are all terms which we attribute to Internet culture and specifically to younger, millennial and Gen Z demographics.
Guys, it's giving, it's given, it's given.
Boss energy, it's given holiday spirit.
Today we're considering how the mass migration to living our lives online is having an impact on the spoken word in the real world.
It's even made its mark on the Oxford English Dictionary.
Well, with me here in the studio today is former BBC journalist, author and linguist Sophia Smith Gayler and Neil Edgela, who is from BBC Learning English.
Lovely to have you both with us on the pod.
Neil, last night I sat with my teenage kids, as I now know you did as well, and said, I'm discussing language tomorrow.
Things have changed.
I'm hearing these words from you all the time.