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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. Hal Pollner

    Insulting Advanced-age Seniors

    Hal Pollner, Aug 24, 2019 ... 2 3
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    Jim Nash
    Jan 15, 2020
  2. Thomas Stearn

    Why Do We Say O K ?

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

    The Word - Stop - In Telegrams

    Hal Pollner, Dec 20, 2019
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    Hal Pollner
    Dec 23, 2019
  4. Alan Sidlo

    Noughing

    Alan Sidlo, Dec 11, 2019
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    Von Jones
    Dec 12, 2019
  5. Lon Tanner

    And Then He Had His Way With Her. Sound Familiar?

    Lon Tanner, Oct 7, 2018 ... 2
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    Shirley Martin
    Nov 3, 2019
  6. Mari North

    Regional Dialect

    Mari North, Jul 14, 2016 ... 3 4 5
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    Frank Sanoica
    Oct 30, 2019
  7. Hal Pollner

    Misunderstanding Rocket Science

    Hal Pollner, Aug 28, 2019
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    Faye Fox
    Sep 3, 2019
  8. Beth Gallagher

    Did You Ever Go To The Submarine Races?

    Beth Gallagher, Apr 20, 2019 ... 2
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    Frank Sanoica
    Aug 17, 2019
  9. Tom Locke

    Scottish Words

    Tom Locke, Aug 3, 2015 ... 2 3
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    Don Alaska
    Aug 5, 2019
  10. Hal Pollner

    Disintegration Of Language

    Hal Pollner, Aug 28, 2018 ... 3 4 5
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    Ken Anderson
    Jul 30, 2019
  11. Hal Pollner

    What Foreign Languages Do You Speak?

    Hal Pollner, Jun 20, 2019
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    1,359
    Ann Leonard
    Jun 21, 2019
  12. William DeFox

    Words Now Seldom Used

    William DeFox, Mar 22, 2019 ... 4 5 6
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    Emma Smith
    May 5, 2019
  13. Frank Sanoica

    Fascination... What Exactly Is It?

    Frank Sanoica, Apr 10, 2019 ... 2
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    Shirley Martin
    Apr 13, 2019
  14. Ken Anderson

    Why English Is So Hard

    Ken Anderson, Jun 23, 2015 ... 2 3
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    6,595
    Ken Anderson
    Apr 5, 2019
  15. Ken Anderson

    Do You Remember When The Two-letter State Abbreviations Began?

    Ken Anderson, Mar 31, 2019 ... 2
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    2,497
    Nancy Hart
    Apr 2, 2019
  16. Yvonne Smith

    Acronyms We Use As Words

    Yvonne Smith, Feb 3, 2015
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    1,762
    Holly Saunders
    Mar 13, 2019
  17. Ken Anderson

    Words To Use Instead Of Very

    Ken Anderson, Feb 17, 2019
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    918
    Shirley Martin
    Feb 26, 2019
  18. Mikhail Bulgakov

    Mark Twain's Plan For The Improvement Of Spelling

    Mikhail Bulgakov, Feb 13, 2019
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    Joe Riley
    Feb 13, 2019
  19. Joe Riley

    Meet Herbert Morris, A Poet And An Enigma

    Joe Riley, Oct 7, 2018 ... 2
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    4,393
    Nancy Hart
    Feb 10, 2019
  20. Steve North

    Unclear As To The Spelling

    Steve North, Oct 12, 2016 ... 2 3
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    43
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    5,001
    Thomas Stearn
    Feb 7, 2019
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