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Article: 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Stakes Claim to American Slang, Duke Professor Says.
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- May 2, 2003
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Byline: Duke University
DURHAM, N.C., May 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- As "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" counts down to its May 20 finale, it should be remembered as more than a quirky TV show about a former cheerleader who slew demons and saved the world "a lot," says visiting Duke University English professor Michael Adams.
The series, which has spawned its own magazine and video game, dozens of novels and comic books, scores of magazines articles and hundreds of fan-created Web sites, actually changed the way we speak, says Adams. "Slayer slang has entered into the general vocabulary of standard American English," he says.
In nearly every episode, ...