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The clash of becomings

Young people have an edge on knowledge in the same way that adults claim to know more than them (and for a longer time). Due to their education/orientation being displaced at a newer time, in newer spaces and with newer languages, young people need a balance of lecturing and listening - an emphasis on either one can lead to a clash of becomings. 

Rhyming dictionaries

On one hand I think this could dangerously erode consciousness around language. But on the other (much stronger) hand, I am delighted to see the work that has been invested in giving people a free, easy way to learn words for the sake of rhyme! Check out Alcor's Swahili Rhyming Dictionary .