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| Tango01 | 17 Oct 2019 9:23 p.m. PST |
… Weird, Given Everything Happening in Star Wars Right Now. "At a time when the Star Wars movies and tie-in materials are now more than ever questioning the legacy of the Jedi—and what it means to be a Jedi—there is a certain irony to there now being a literal dictionary definition of what a Jedi is. Language is a fluid thing, and popular culture's impact upon it is indelible. Just look at how many words Shakespeare gave to English through his plays—in the modern day, it just happens to be movies, TV shows, social media, and even memes that have an impact on our shared lexicons to the point of being added to linguistic canons. Every month the Oxford English Dictionary announces new additions it is making to its official collection of definitions, and this month it's been revealed that several bits of terminology from the galaxy far, far away are being included for the first time…"
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