{"id":8024,"date":"2024-02-01T16:43:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=8024"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:23:47","slug":"what-is-a-neologism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-a-neologism","title":{"rendered":"What is a neologism?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">The beauty of language is that it is always evolving. Whether we\u2019re incorporating new technology into our everyday speech, changing the meaning of familiar words in slang, or combining and shortening unwieldy phrases to appeal to a new generation, neologisms are always popping up in the English language. 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