i) Briefly explain that in general, young people are not “ruining the English
language.”
(ii) Explain how meanings can change over time via metaphor (and what you mean
by this).
(iii) Explain how chill is an example of semantic change via metaphor: explain its
original meaning and how the newer meaning is a metaphor.
(iv) Give ONE other example of a word that has acquired a new meaning via
metaphor. For a strong answer (= a strong way to convince Aunty Aki), you
should pick a word that is fairly commonly used
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