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Card 6
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Two words combined into one eg. motel, skort, sexting.
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Card 7
Front
Creation of a new word eg. SAT NAV,
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Card 8
Front
Two complete words put together eg. football.
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Card 9
Front
Old fashioned word still in use today eg. damsel.
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Card 10
Front
Word no longer in use, lost all usefulness. Eg. alienism, farmerette.
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Card 11
Front
Word takes on a more positive meaning eg. pretty, sick, nice.
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Card 12
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Word takes on a more negative meaning eg. awful, notorious, mistress.
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Card 13
Front
Narrowing of meaning eg. litter, girl.
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Card 14
Front
Widening of meaning eg. green, bird.
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Card 15
Front
Wasn't a time when language was perfect. No 'Golden Age' proof. No sound evidence a decline has occured.
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