Refind
The Atlantic

Key takeaways from Why We Speak More Weirdly at Home

When people share a space, their collective experience can sprout its own vocabulary, known as a "familect." Open at source

316
Reader View
Made me smarter
Read later
Edit
Most highlighted
During the pandemic, we’ve spent dramatically more time in those quarters, and our in-group slang has changed accordingly.
Familects are a part of the intimate register of language, the way we talk “backstage” with the people we are closest to. They’re our home slang, if you will, where we can be our nonpublic selves in all their weird glory
Familects are a part of the intimate register of language, the way we talk “backstage” with the people we are closest to. They’re our home slang, if you will, where we can be our nonpublic selves in all their weird glory.
Your notes & highlights

  Save highlights in Reader View or with our Chrome extension.

This your link? Claim it

Made for busy people.
About RefindDeep DivesTopicsHashtagsHelpLegal
CreatorsCuratorsDevelopersPublishersSponsorsEducation
© 2021 Refind Inc.
Apple App StoreGoogle Play StoreChrome Web Store