I'm like you Joanne, I'm very interested in new words and the evolution of language. I try to keep abreast of the latest vocabulary of 'youff' culture, which seems to evolve very quickly. There are so many words for 'excellent' or 'pleasing' among teenagers. I'm old enough to remember 'fab' during the Beatles era. I now see online that 'sickening' is fairly current! I did enjoy Lee Nelson's 'Well-Good Show'. He manages to communicate in what I call London Black Speak, a mixture of Estuary English and Jamaican/African slang. I adore 'innit?'
and 'qualitee'.
I studied linguistics and phonetics at University, and can't get enough of these things. It has never irritated me, because since the beginning of time, language, accent, dialect and vocabulary have changed and evolved. Bizspeak is a field I find hilarious. Sandra-in-Sydney's article was indeed brilliant.