Language Evolution, it's Fantastic, it's Incredible - Page 12

Uncwilly · 2019-10-20, 05:28

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Originally Posted by rogue

For those of you who love language, check out History of English podcast.

I just recommended that to someone today.

a1call · 2019-10-20, 15:35

Couple of more observations Re OTR:
* A very common phrase which seems to be out of current use:
"What goes on here?"

* There was some significance to replying a goodnight by a goodbye

You can see both cases used in the first few episodes of Whistler available on demand below.

Be prepared to be hooked on the series. It's much more entertaining than reality TV and make excellent bedtime stories for adults.

https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.co.../the-whistler/

2019-10-20, 15:35	#123
a1call "Rashid Naimi" Oct 2015 Remote to Here/There 2·13·79 Posts	Couple of more observations Re OTR: * A very common phrase which seems to be out of current use: "What goes on here?" * There was some significance to replying a goodnight by a goodbye You can see both cases used in the first few episodes of Whistler available on demand below. Be prepared to be hooked on the series. It's much more entertaining than reality TV and make excellent bedtime stories for adults. https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.co.../the-whistler/ Last fiddled with by a1call on 2019-10-20 at 15:36

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