oh I agree with that, but it's the Oxford dict. that decides whether it's no longer a whim

right?

I read a really interesting (but quite academic and old) Penguin book on the history and formation of English that you might enjoy - it's called Our Language.

I can't remember the author and when I went to find it, I recalled that I lent it to someone who obviously hasnt given the f**ker back

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on September 24th 2015 at 19:52:14

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Just so we are clear, 'TO BENCH' is not a verb (General Chat) - shoddy, Sep 24, 18:54:36
- "You can't just make up words" - where do you think words come from? (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Sep 24, 19:45:18
  - library more like i would imagine (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 24, 19:48:37
    - Stone pages, though. Durable, but you'd need a wheelbarrow. (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Sep 24, 20:13:56
      - Hieroglyphics (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 24, 20:14:55
    - not if you are making offerings to the gods (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 24, 19:51:00
      - good point, forget all i said about book storage it was flawed advice (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 24, 19:53:10
  - Committees. Did you miss the email? (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:47:26
  - roffle (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Sep 24, 19:46:44
- ssn saying "carded" in golf gets on my wick (General Chat) - IG88, Sep 24, 19:36:47
- TEXTED, that as well, people who say texted are worse than the tories (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 24, 19:31:05
  - I texted Ted (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Sep 24, 19:41:19
  - Actioned and impacted (on). Said by fuckheads. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:39:50
- except it is (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 19:18:26
  - (its) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:42:34
    - no, it was slip of the brain (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 19:46:42
      - like missing the article out of that sentence? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 24, 19:52:10
        
        .... (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 24, 19:54:56
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 24, 20:00:00
        
        dunno what that was (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 19:53:38
        
        it could be that you added a year onto your life the other day (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 24, 19:55:27
        
        possibly - I've always done that for some reason (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 19:59:22
        
        My mum always used to do that once we were over halfway through the year. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 20:29:58
        
        and my grandmother underestimated her age by two years for a long time (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 20:07:55
      - Lol. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:48:15
  - vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 24, 19:42:32
  - As a linguist I don't like the "anything goes" argument. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:37:25
    - oh I agree with that, but it's the Oxford dict. that decides whether it's no longer a whim (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 19:52:14
      - Simeon Potter (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 20:06:12
        
        Cheers. I think I've heard of that. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 20:25:09
        
        np, I think you'll find it both interesting and useful (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 24, 20:27:49
    - cunning (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Sep 24, 19:41:55
      - *glare* (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:50:31
    - *swoon* (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 24, 19:40:07
      - wevs (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Sep 24, 19:42:25
        
        Jealous. Go back to Garrrrrrrrrrry. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 19:44:21
- none of those words are made up (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 24, 19:13:30
- Thats just your opinionisation. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Sep 24, 19:04:30
  - you are totally kjdhflksdjvb. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Sep 24, 19:06:29
    - Please don't use that tone of language on the wrath (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 24, 19:10:25

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