Epq Data Analyis

I don’t believe it – Victor Meldrew (one foot in the grave)
How you doing? – Joey (friends)
Well Gel - Towie
Lovely Jubbly – Only fools and horses
Crazy fool – B A Baracas (The A-Team)
Don't get your knickers in a twist – Crackajack
Cowabunga – The Howdy Doody Show
Nice to see you , to see you nice – Bruce
Boyakasha – Ali G
Reem – Towie
Mind-meld – Star Trek
Nimrod – ironic use – Bugs Bunny
Crunk – Conan o Brian
Vajayjay – Greys Anatomy
Totes amazed – Miranda
Winning – Charlie sheen
Word | Age 0-18 | 19-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-100 | Total who knew |
I don’t Believe it | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 35 |
How you doing? | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Well Gel | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
Lovely Jubbly | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
Crazy Fool | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
Don’t get your knickers in a twist | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
Cowabunga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nice to see you, to see you nice | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 34 |
Boyakasha | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Reem | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
Mind-meld | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Nimrod | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
Crunk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vajayjay | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Totes amazed | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
Winning | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

Asked
0-18 – 13
19-29 – 6
30-39 – 14
40-49 – 4
50-59 – 2
60-100 - 11



The English Language is something which is known throughout the world, it is spoken by over three hundred million people and used for nearly everything. However the English language is in fact not English. As a nation we have been invaded constantly throughout history resulting in the borrowing of foreign words and the coining of new ones to fit specific meanings. As of the last century the latest factor to influence language has been the invention and revolution of media; specifically television. In my EPQ I hope to discover how much of an influence television has over the way...