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William Shakespeare was a celebrated English playwright, poet, and actor during the late 16th and early 17th century. He created many new words and expressions for his plays and poems, of which 1,700 were added to the English language and are still used today! Some of the most popular words he created are: Swagger (A Midsummer Night’s Dream): To walk confidently or proudly. Fashionable (Troilus and Cressida): A characteristic or style during a period. Bedroom (A Midsummer Night's Dream): A room for sleeping. Gossip (The Comedy of Errors): Informal conversation about others. Manager (Love's Labour's Lost): The person in charge or in control of things.
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