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Category Archives: lexicon
Jazz, Blues & Babes: The Latest Words from 1915
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Terms that first appeared in print in 1915 reveal something about life a hundred years ago. Although the war in Europe left its mark on the lexicon, there are also signs of the changing times … Continue reading
Posted in English language, etymology, history, lexicon, phrases, words
Tagged 100-year-old words, 1915, aerobatics, blues, camouflage, jazz, Kodachrome, schlock
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Which language has the most words?
In “How Many Words in English?” I touched on something that makes it difficult to compare the number of words in various languages. Words, and parts of words, operate differently in different languages. The entry “words” in dictionaries are not … Continue reading
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Tagged -azo, -ise, -ize, English language, linguistics, morphemes, Spanish language, words
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