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Did you ever invent your own word?English is a very adaptable language. It has in previous times incorporated large chunks of classical Greek, Latin, French, Germanic Saxon, Celtic and other languages into its lexicon.This adaptibility may well be why, alongside British and American imperialism, that English is well on its way to becoming the first genuinely global language.But there are still concepts in existence that English is lacking words for.One great example is the joy of witnessing someone else's pain. Only the Germans could have identified the need for such a word, and they did. They call it 'schadenfreude'. And English has gleefully borrowed it.But there are still many concepts missing a word to define them. and when we were young, we used to create our own.These weren't...

It's a new word I've coined.It could refer to a couple of different things, perhaps. The chavtastic pop of acts like Scooter, perhaps.But I think the primary definition of the word 'asbopop' should be the sort of luminous, lurid pink or green sugar infusions of alcohol that scumbags get loaded on.God knows I've tried to think of any other legitimate reason for the emergence of asbopops as a product type on the market for sale, and I cannot find one that does not involve the simple profit motive of selling drink to unruly minors, without anything other than a token concern made towards the social effects of doing so.The Government have tried to curtail the adverse effects of alcohol in this country this week by pushing through a bill which will close early houses, require off-licenses to...