[Magdalen] Corporate Speak, was Whither to lie and to lay
Scott Knitter
scottknitter at gmail.com
Fri Jul 29 17:03:04 UTC 2016
Makes sense...we're regressing. :) And net-net might be an alternative
to "at the end of the day." Some folks seem fixated on that point in
the sun's career.
On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 11:59 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's characteristic of new, unsophisticated languages.
>
> New languages tend to lack words like "very, much, most."
> Also comparatives and superlatives.
> So that someone who is much taller than most is described as tall-tall.
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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
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