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. Thomas Stearn

    Why Do We Say O K ?

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

    The Word - Stop - In Telegrams

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

    Noughing

    Alan Sidlo, Dec 11, 2019
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    Von Jones
    Dec 12, 2019
  4. 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
  5. Mari North

    Regional Dialect

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

    Misunderstanding Rocket Science

    Hal Pollner, Aug 28, 2019
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    Faye Fox
    Sep 3, 2019
  7. 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
  8. Tom Locke

    Scottish Words

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

    Disintegration Of Language

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

    What Foreign Languages Do You Speak?

    Hal Pollner, Jun 20, 2019
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    Ann Leonard
    Jun 21, 2019
  11. William DeFox

    Words Now Seldom Used

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

    Fascination... What Exactly Is It?

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

    Why English Is So Hard

    Ken Anderson, Jun 23, 2015 ... 2 3
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    Ken Anderson
    Apr 5, 2019
  14. Ken Anderson

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

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

    Acronyms We Use As Words

    Yvonne Smith, Feb 3, 2015
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    Holly Saunders
    Mar 13, 2019
  16. Ken Anderson

    Words To Use Instead Of Very

    Ken Anderson, Feb 17, 2019
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    Shirley Martin
    Feb 26, 2019
  17. 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
  18. Joe Riley

    Meet Herbert Morris, A Poet And An Enigma

    Joe Riley, Oct 7, 2018 ... 2
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    Nancy Hart
    Feb 10, 2019
  19. Steve North

    Unclear As To The Spelling

    Steve North, Oct 12, 2016 ... 2 3
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    Thomas Stearn
    Feb 7, 2019
  20. Hal Pollner

    Inflationary Language

    Hal Pollner, Jan 9, 2019
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    912
    Al Amoling
    Jan 10, 2019
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