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Replying to a message of Ross Sauer to JOHNJWILSON: RS> PBS had a series I enjoyed, about the evolution of English, from it's RS> origins to today. RS> Just an example, "insult." RS> Today, there's all sorts of slang for it. RS> "Trash talk" RS> "Flame" RS> "Doing the dozens" (Originated decades ago) "Slam" A couple of decades ago Paul Dickson noted in one of his books that there were - if memory serves - 2,032 different words that could be used to say 'drunk,' and listed them alphabetically. --- FleetStreet 1.19+* Origin: Bob's Boneyard, Emerson, Iowa (1:300/3) SEEN-BY: 10/1 3 34/999 90/1 106/1 120/228 123/500 140/1 226/0 236/150 249/303 SEEN-BY: 250/306 261/20 38 100 1381 1404 1406 1410 1418 266/1413 280/1027 SEEN-BY: 320/119 633/260 267 712/848 800/432 2222/700 2320/100 105 200 2905/0 @PATH: 300/3 14/5 140/1 261/38 633/260 267 |
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