Is it going . Ill reveal all a little later on. Thanks darren. Also coming up shift like the seasons chops for no reason. Give us an eee by gum. The opera notes sung in a yorkshire dialect. We talk to the writer and composer. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Simon mccoy. Theresa may is in brussels for an eu summit shes pushing for progress on brexit negotiations and will address eu leaders tonight. But no one thinks its going to be easy and mrs may is being urged by some in her party to issue this ultimatum if trade talks dont begin soon britain will settle for a no deal on brexit. This report from our europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas. Are you confident today, Prime Minister . Deal or no deal . But at this stage its no deal. The pms jaguar and the talks both making slow progress. Gathering in brussels, the leaders from the eus 27 other countries have made plain theyre not satisfied with what the uks proposing in the brexit negotiations. Their conditions have not been met.
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White english wont andcant sit still, like literally. Language, constantly. Did you know the word clue derives from crew, the middle english word . In this area a ball of bread like these is through the labyrinth. It does not make sense. Other words have changed this way, taking on new meaning or new shades of meaning. In the age of means and texting, lol, nsw, dfw etc. , language continues to shift but as John Mcwhorter explains, that shouldnt scare us. Tonight he explains how the english language is evolving before our eyes and argues why we should embrace this change, not fight it. John mcwhorter is associate professor of english and comparative literature at columbia university. Hes the author of more than 15 books including the language book and the power of table. Hes currently writing his 20th book. Please give a warm welcome to John Mcwhorter. [applause] thanks everybody. I want to talk to you not too long about a new way of hearing language and i think its important because i
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