Evolution of Language

Discussions of the origins of language, or the ways in which the definitions of words have changed throughout history, are appropriate topics for this forum.

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  1. Bobby Cole

    Zero - Zero = ?

    Bobby Cole, Nov 3, 2015
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    Bobby Cole
    Feb 17, 2016
  2. Ken Anderson

    Young People Are Afraid Of Periods At The End Of Sentences

    Ken Anderson, Aug 27, 2020
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    Dwight Ward
    Aug 29, 2020
  3. Faye Fox

    Y'all

    Faye Fox, Sep 7, 2022 ... 9 10 11
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    Marie Mallery
    Jan 12, 2023
  4. Frank Sanoica

    Written Word Aplomb

    Frank Sanoica, Dec 20, 2016 ... 2
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    Shirley Martin
    Sep 23, 2018
  5. Ken Anderson

    Words To Use Instead Of Very

    Ken Anderson, Feb 17, 2019
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    825
    Shirley Martin
    Feb 26, 2019
  6. Ken Anderson

    Words That Mean Something Different Now

    Ken Anderson, Mar 9, 2018
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    2,297
    Kitty Carmel
    Apr 10, 2018
  7. Ken Anderson

    Words That Mean Something Different In Another Country

    Ken Anderson, Mar 9, 2018
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    767
    Holly Saunders
    Mar 9, 2018
  8. Jeff Tracy

    Words That Have A Special And Beautiful Meaning. Please Add More

    Jeff Tracy, Sep 3, 2017
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    Von Jones
    Jan 31, 2018
  9. William DeFox

    Words Now Seldom Used

    William DeFox, Mar 22, 2019 ... 4 5 6
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    Emma Smith
    May 5, 2019
  10. Ken Anderson

    Word Origins

    Ken Anderson, Jan 22, 2015 ... 3 4 5
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    John Brunner
    Jul 10, 2023
  11. Hoot Crawford

    Word Of The Day: Sanctimonious

    Hoot Crawford, May 18, 2022
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    John Brunner
    Nov 6, 2022
  12. Ronni Gates

    Word Of The Day

    Ronni Gates, Sep 28, 2020
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    Silvia Benoit
    Nov 26, 2020
  13. Yvonne Smith

    Word Abbreviations We Use Every Day As Normal

    Yvonne Smith, Feb 19, 2015 ... 2
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    Bobby Cole
    Aug 14, 2018
  14. Dwight Ward

    Woke, Awakened; What The Hey?

    Dwight Ward, Aug 1, 2022 ... 2
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    Sam Calabria
    Jun 28, 2023
  15. Mary Stetler

    Woke Language Police Want To Cancel Star Trek Verbage

    Mary Stetler, Mar 10, 2024 ... 2 3
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    1,486
    Marie Mallery
    Mar 24, 2024
  16. Ken Anderson

    Why English Is So Hard

    Ken Anderson, Jun 23, 2015 ... 2 3
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    6,220
    Ken Anderson
    Apr 5, 2019
  17. Thomas Stearn

    Why Do We Say O K ?

    Thomas Stearn, Dec 10, 2018 ... 2 3
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    Hal Pollner
    Jan 7, 2020
  18. Lon Tanner

    Why Do They Call Toilets Restrooms?

    Lon Tanner, Mar 8, 2021
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    1,195
    Hugh Manely
    Mar 9, 2021
  19. Joe Riley

    Who Put Secret D-day Clues In The 'telegraph’ Crossword?

    Joe Riley, May 12, 2016
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    Diane Lane
    May 13, 2016
  20. John Brunner

    Who Here Uses The Word "the" Before A Non-specific Noun?

    John Brunner, Feb 21, 2022 ... 3 4 5
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    6,954
    Marie Mallery
    May 19, 2022
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