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Discuss the ever evolving English language from past to present, different dialects, etc.
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A word that you detest
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dseag2
dseag2
Meanderer
Uncle Bill Shakespeare...Alive and Well!
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Meanderer
Meanderer
Bretrick
I Value Correct Spelling And Grammar
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fmdog44
fmdog44
SeaBreeze
English Language - Queries, Quirks and Quandries
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Paco Dennis
What Does the Real Gift of Tongues Sound Like?
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horseless carriage
horseless carriage
CindyLouWho
What are your favorite........Cliches, Expressions, Adages, Mottos, Quotes, Proverbs, Idioms...
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dseag2
dseag2
Paco Dennis
Language: ‘untranslatable’ words tell us more about English speakers than other cultures
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feywon
feywon
Paco Dennis
How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky
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palides2021
palides2021
Bretrick
Do you have any Qualms?
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WheatenLover
WheatenLover
Paco Dennis
I am fascinated with the word "take"
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Meanderer
Venn Will We See Your Favorite Venn Diagram?
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Meanderer
Meanderer
Paco Dennis
Why is the word "thread" so weird?
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Kaila
Kaila
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Words and their pronunciation
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GeorgiaXplant
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chic
Irreverent ways to say "dead"?
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GeorgiaXplant
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Capt Lightning
Scottish words from the French..
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Shero
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Bellbird
The Welsh language
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Furryanimal
Furryanimal
Paco Dennis
All nouns are arbitrary constructions
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Warrigal
Warrigal
Chris P Bacon
Why are words spelled an pronounced as they are? Who decides these things?
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horseless carriage
horseless carriage
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What is a pronoun?
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Mike
Proverbs
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Llynn
Llynn

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