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comment by rob05c
rob05c  ·  4025 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: English Has a New Preposition, Because Internet

I feel like linguists should wait a few years before announcing an internet fad is "changing the language." Most memes only last a few years.

They cite pseudo-usage dating to 2001, but the "because-noun" meme has only really been mainstream for maybe 18 months. It will probably fade into obscurity in another 18 months.