Ever read a letter or a book from an earlier era and think, man, I have no vocabulary compared to these people?
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Posted by xxorama Jun 3rd, 2012 at 7:21PM
all the time
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Posted by Aurinne Jun 3rd, 2012 at 7:21PM
Sometimes I think "man, I'm so glad we don't still talk like this". lol
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Reply by TheSquirrel Jun 3rd, 2012 at 7:28PM
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Reply by Aurinne Jun 3rd, 2012 at 7:29PM
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Posted by dejaentendu90 Jun 3rd, 2012 at 7:22PM
I think I pretty much just have a different vocabulary. Were far less formal now.
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Posted by Lacewetter Jun 3rd, 2012 at 10:10PM
I think it is more the sentence structure used in the past. The few unusual words can be figured out within their context, but man, sometimes the twist of the way they wrote something. I most recently encountered this in a book from 1927, the other that comes to mind was from 1870's. Funny though, I've not encountered this issue with H.G. Wells' work.
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Posted by toistory Jun 3rd, 2012 at 7:35PM
Totally. Totally command of the English language is pathetic. Like a two year old reasoning with a St. BERNARD.
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Posted by inthebelljar Jun 3rd, 2012 at 7:23PM
no.. i just think how language has changed over time..
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Posted by thisisevenlessfunnow Jun 3rd, 2012 at 7:22PM
No.
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