In the Great Lakes region, short vowel sounds are changing. The map shows which areas have adopted various stages of the vowel shift. But it includes many subsets. The South Midland accent retains some words from Elizabethan English.
One thing that English lost over time is the useful second-person plural. But American English has found plenty of ways to fill the gap. Editors Sarah Kliff , Max Fisher. Our mission has never been more vital than it is in this moment: to empower through understanding. Financial contributions from our readers are a critical part of supporting our resource-intensive work and help us keep our journalism free for all. Please consider making a contribution to Vox today to help us keep our work free for all.
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And I may yet come up with more. IMO, I think that comments on this site should not be longer than the original post. Also IMO, while I think that Mark is, unfortunately, fair game for commenters to point out any errors or typos he may make in his post, I also think that Mark should have the privilege of being the one to offer guidance and make corrections to the comments on this website, because for one commenter to correct another seems to me to be rude, unless there is a verifiable factual error.
Nobody is perfect. I found this article interesting and worthwhile, and thank you, Mark. There, I feel so superior now. Just ragging! The posts are all interesting, too, and point out how complex our language is. Jon: Thanks…appreciate the support!
Are we all happy now?! This is a term originally applied to the form of Greek spoken by the common people. It was still in use when I lived in Athens in the s and was contrasted with the formal language mostly used by the government called katharevousa. Image Language Family Meeting When languages are related, they consist of a language family. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Classroom. Encyclopedic Entry Vocabulary. Romance languages.
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