Politics Flashcards

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How politics influences language

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In the 70s - ‘watergate’ (originally the name of a building broken into by president Nixons undercover operatives) - to denote wide ranging scandal

‘gate’ became a libfix

Now - ‘plebgate’ used in 2014

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