Some nice examples of language change in this BBC article - acronyms are created to describe particularly modern cultural phenomenons - and some of them are the same as earlier words. Does that make them more likely to catch on or less, do you reckon?
Anyway, there's also a bit on the end for you to add your own if you like.
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6435311.stm
enjoy!
Some of these are also relevant for language and technology.
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