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That what we now know as modern English has its roots in old English, a form of English today’s users would find hard to understand? Interestingly, old English is believed to have originated from ...

Slang’s literary origins are widespread and ever-expanding. Its social roots, however, are narrow and focused: the city. If, as has been suggested, the story of standard English is that of a London ...

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Every boring email we type or moment of small talk we have at the grocery store is part of a historic and mysterious legacy: the creation of language. The kind of languages we speak — from Arabic to ...

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Language is like a living organism, it changes, grow, and evolves over time. And yet, a few words from times long past have ...

It wouldn't be spooky season without ghosts. But they weren't always the evil spirits we see in books and movies today. For ...