Beyond Words: Verses of Change is an inspiring documentary that follows LAUSD students as they take the stage in the Classic Slam, presented by GetLit - Words Ignite, a spoken word poetry event.

They say that change is the only constant in life - and that's certainly true for language too. We know new words enter the English dictionary every year, but that's not the end of the story.

Beyond Words: Verses of Change is an inspiring documentary that follows LAUSD students as they take the stage in the Classic Slam, presented by GetLit - Words Ignite, a spoken word poetry event.

We frequently adopt new words from different languages and cultures. As cultures interact, mix and trade, language shifts to accommodate these changes. English, for example, often borrows from ...

The use of nonliteral “literally” developed as an organic and dynamic outgrowth of the very human desire to communicate ...