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Sweet Science - 9 February 2026

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A "Sweet Science" című epizódban a "A Way with Words" című műsor nyelvi és nyelvészeti kérdéseket tárgyal. Szó esik a boksz "édes tudomány" elnevezéséről, a szüleik által nem értett szavaknak a Z generáció általi használatáról (pl. "sweatshirt" helyett "sweater", "ez olyan…

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Why is boxing called the sweet science when it’s obviously such a bruising sport?

Also, a mother of five is baffled when her Gen Z kids use words she thought she knew.

For example, they call sweatshirts sweaters , and declare that’s so aesthetic .

Recording that vocabulary in a journal now could make for amusing reading for the grandkids later.

And: the person on your block who’s always the first to put out their trash and recycling bins?

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