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Turns out that our second favourite William (after the one and only William Gates of course) invented over 1700 of the words we use commonly use, by simply turning nouns into verbs, adjectives into verbs, and so forth..
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Turns out that our second favourite William (after the one and only William Gates of course) invented over 1700 of the words we use commonly use, by simply turning nouns into verbs, adjectives into verbs, and so forth..
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`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
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Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it.
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THESE CAN'T BE REAL # AGLET - The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace. # ARMSAYE - The armhole in clothing.
