I have to admit to a fascination on evolution of language. Remember The MacNeil/Lehrer Report? Robert MacNeil had a great series on the evolution of English, even to influence of the sea islands (Gullah),
There are some downsides. I'm bitchy about a few usages: If I *was* should be If I were, subjunctive. Loan is a noun so I can not "loan you something" .. "lend (verb) you something". Less -> Fewer. It goes on. I bet we all have our own favorites. -- Owen On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Gary Schiltz <g...@naturesvisualarts.com> wrote: > Enough is enough. If bro and bruuh are added to the dictionary, I will > start speaking Spanish exclusively. And what the fuck is "on fleek"? Wait, > I really don't want to know. > > Seriously *not* unbothered :-( > > On Tuesday, August 4, 2015, glen ep ropella <g...@tempusdictum.com> wrote: > >> http://qz.com/465820/how-brand-new-words-are-spreading-across-america/ >> >> -- >> glen e. p. ropella, 971-255-2847, http://tempusdictum.com >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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