# New Words Let New Generations Tell New Stories by Bryant McGill > “New generations invent new words to tell new stories. Fresh vocabulary lets people describe experiences older language cannot reach. Language evolves with culture.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream (Jan 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream|Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. - **Conceptual context:** Vocabulary makes distinctions portable, metaphor lets one structure illuminate another, and symbolic forms allow possibilities to be explored before they become concrete actions or artifacts. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity|Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream|Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Language and Abstraction|Language and Abstraction]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “New generations invent new words to tell new stories. Fresh vocabulary lets people describe experiences older language cannot reach. Language evolves with culture.” — Bryant McGill, Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream (Jan 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-new-words-new-stories ```