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. Corie Henson

    Our Alphabet

    Corie Henson, Aug 18, 2015 ... 2
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    Sheldon Scott
    Oct 27, 2015
  2. Ruby Begonia

    Oxford Dictionaries Selects 'face With Tears Of Joy' Emoji As Word Of The Year

    Ruby Begonia, Nov 17, 2015
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    Hannah Davis
    Nov 19, 2015
  3. Jeff Tracy

    Palindromic Sentences We Know And Love

    Jeff Tracy, Sep 2, 2017
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    Hugh Manely
    May 17, 2021
  4. Lon Tanner

    Passed Away Is Often A Inappropriate Expression

    Lon Tanner, Jun 28, 2020 ... 3 4 5
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    Scott Laughlin
    Sep 10, 2020
  5. Yvonne Smith

    People in the South Have Their Own Language.

    Yvonne Smith, Apr 17, 2015
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    Von Jones
    May 5, 2015
  6. Hal Pollner

    Pet Phrases Your Wife Uses

    Hal Pollner, Nov 30, 2018
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    Hal Pollner
    Dec 27, 2018
  7. Bobby Cole

    Phobic?

    Bobby Cole, Aug 9, 2020
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    Dwight Ward
    Sep 6, 2020
  8. Avigail David

    Pig Logic

    Avigail David, Jun 11, 2015
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    John Donovan
    Jun 29, 2015
  9. Martin Alonzo

    Playing With Word

    Martin Alonzo, Jun 25, 2016
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    Janice Martin
    Jul 21, 2016
  10. Tom Locke

    Police By Many Names

    Tom Locke, Mar 13, 2016 ... 2
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    Martin Alonzo
    Mar 26, 2016
  11. Avigail David

    Political Correctness Dictionary

    Avigail David, Jun 29, 2015
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    Jennifer Graves
    Aug 7, 2015
  12. Hal Pollner

    Positive Replies

    Hal Pollner, Jan 20, 2019 ... 2
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    Lon Tanner
    May 22, 2020
  13. Richard Whiting

    Pronunciation Of Words

    Richard Whiting, Jul 18, 2023 ... 2 3
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    John Brunner
    Jul 20, 2023
  14. Tom Locke

    Punctuation

    Tom Locke, Sep 20, 2015 ... 2 3
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    Chrissy Cross
    Mar 25, 2016
  15. Patsy Faye

    Rain Check?

    Patsy Faye, May 24, 2018
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    Patsy Faye
    May 24, 2018
  16. Mari North

    Regional Dialect

    Mari North, Jul 14, 2016 ... 3 4 5
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    Frank Sanoica
    Oct 30, 2019
  17. D'Ellyn Dottir

    Respect: What Does It Mean?

    D'Ellyn Dottir, Aug 11, 2021
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    Bobby Cole
    Aug 13, 2021
  18. Tom Locke

    Rhyming Slang

    Tom Locke, Aug 20, 2015 ... 2
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    Patsy Faye
    Apr 26, 2016
  19. Sam Calabria

    Scientific American - World's Oldest Languages

    Sam Calabria, Sep 22, 2023
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    Sam Calabria
    Sep 22, 2023
  20. Tom Locke

    Scottish Words

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