Slang

by Oct 6, 2014Linguistics

Good stuff on slang and etymology. I’ve enjoyed this woman’s video posts at the Merriam Webster site. She gets it (as I certainly hope our lexicographers would).

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The Original Pronunciation for Shakespeare’s Plays

The Original Pronunciation for Shakespeare’s Plays

Well isn't this fascinating. Shakespeare's plays were pronounced significantly differently when they were originally performed. And we miss some humor and rhyming because of it. It is more than possible—and this video argues that it is pretty well universal—that...

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