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17 Language Mistakes That Became Permanent Words

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Language evolves through countless accidents, misunderstandings, and outright errors that somehow stick around long enough to become legitimate. What starts as a mispronunciation, mistranslation, or simple confusion can end up in dictionaries if enough people make the same mistake. These linguistic blunders reveal how messy and unpredictable language development really is, while also showcasing how creative human communication can be. The most i…
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Go2Tutors broke the news in on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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