LangVar: Excited about -> Excited for
In non-US English, the fomerly standard thing was to be excited "about" something. Now it's commonly becoming "excited for".
John McWorter says that young women are at the vangaurd of language change. So again I cite:
The Guilty Feminst:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-guilty-feminist/id1068940771?i=1000627454005
spoken again by: Yomi Adegoke being excited for Beborah's new book.
posted by Keith Duddy at 12:37 am
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