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In the early 19th century, the OED says, English speakers began using “man” as a colloquial interjection “to express surprise, delight, disbelief, amazement, etc. (freq. in oh man!), or to give force to the statement which it introduces. man alive!”
The Grammarphobia Blog: What’s Up, Man?
grammarphobia.com
Because it is a paid private service, Netflix enjoyed more leeway in terms of what it could show its viewers. Netflix began harvesting ideas considered too edgy for the broadcasters and building a slate of programming that leaned into sex and violence, as well as prickly themes, such as social inequality and politics.
Netflix Needs New Subscribers. Its Korean Playbook Is Its Secret Weapon.
archive.is
The fact that “Severance” streams on Apple, and that its aesthetic is pointedly Jobsian, is a relevant irony. We love our iPhones, but we’d rather not think about what it takes to make them.
“Severance” Is Sci-Fi for the Soul
newyorker.com
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