how come Shakespeare is lauded for inventing new words and rappers are bemoaned

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Apr 24, 2014
12:39:47pm

Mayor of Cougartown

how come Shakespeare is lauded for inventing new words and rappers are bemoaned

for doing the same?

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20 Words Invented by Shakespeare According to Mental Floss

Rich Lather

4/24/14 12:16pm

I always thought Swagger was invented by Cougarboard

Rich Lather

4/24/14 12:17pm

No, that's Grit

Mikey

4/24/14 12:18pm

how come Shakespeare is lauded for inventing new words and rappers are bemoaned

Mayor of Cougartown

4/24/14 12:39pm

Probably because rappers invent new words because they don't actually know the

IrishBlue

4/24/14 1:10pm

Rappers always bemoaning about something

byutx

4/24/14 1:10pm

You mean they be moaning about something.

IrishBlue

4/24/14 1:11pm

Nope. Thanks for explaining the joke jay Leno

byutx

4/24/14 2:01pm

RE: You mean they be moaning about something.

DapperDan

4/24/14 2:08pm

If English courses feature rap lyrics in 400 years, maybe they will be lauded.

liitlt

4/24/14 1:55pm

I'd be interested to know if the OED agrees with Mental Floss.

IrishBlue

4/24/14 1:10pm

Jessica as well

4/24/14 2:10pm

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