| Lingua franca- Do they evolve faster? | | When I was watchig spelling bee last year, a contestant was given a word to spell. The contestant asked the host "Its french right?", to which the host replied "It is of french origin its English now"I think we will all agree that English has come... | |
| | What is "Ragnarok"? | | I want to know what is the history of ragnorok. I came across this name while searching for MMORPG. I know the game and i know how to play and all.My question is about from where word "ragnarok" came? and what is the history of this word. If... | |
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| Etymology, Language, Dialect | | It is interesting to know the evolution of words and their meaning.
For example the word "Vulgar" meant common, multitude, crowd. Today we use it in an entirely different context.
What do you think? How did so many dialects and languages evolve? | |
| | "Hard Freeze" | | Do you ever wonder about how certain phrases developed almost to the point of needing to research it so you can think about other things?My little bit of pondering last night was driven by the fact that it got down to 21 degrees the night before.... | |
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| The word is spelt though | | Not tho!!
Loud you dont even know when you spell things wrong.
Oh golly,ok so i was reading a discussion.In it the word though had been written,silly me read it as thought.
So it makes no sense to me,then i think ah they mean tho.
Anyway turns out... | |
| | Curiousity about "JUDAS ESCARIO" | | We know Judas as the traitor,evil and the reason why Jesus was crucified. The desciples and the other apostolates condemn him. Until now He never accepted in church as saint but i know for Jesus Christ He is. There are egyptian citizen who found... | |
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| Etymology......INDIA | | The name India is derived from Indus..whch is derived from and old persian word hindu...from sanskrit sindhu...the historic local appellation for the indus river.The Constitution of India and common usage also recognise Bharat,as an official name of... | |
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