Set in an imaginary totalitarian future, the book made a deep impression, with its title and many phrases - such as' Big Brother is watching you ', 'newspeak' and 'doublethink' - entering popular use.
In other cases, the names offer insights into how language - especially English - is an endlessly evolving thing that takes fascinating twists and turns through popular use.
Catch phrase: a phrase in wide or popular use, especially one serving as a slogan for ag roup or movement.
This kind of detergent came into popular use last year.
A phrase in wide or popular use, especially one serving as a slogan for a group or movement.
Traditional Chinese culture has also had an impact, as reflected in the popular use in English of Yin Yang, kung fu, tai chi and feng shui.
One popular use of nanotechnology is adding an ultrathin silver coating on kitchenware such as knives and forks so that bacteria can't stick to the surface.
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