A little piece on the evolution of language:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5805522.ece. I find this kind of stuff interesting if for nothing else to peek a little into the world of how academics come up with some of the theories they do. Amazing that the eggheads have figured out that some words we use today have been around since knuckles dragged. Says that while some words have stuck around (who, we, etc.) others are destined to fade away, namely: dirty, squeeze, bad, because, guts, push(v), smell(v), stab, stick(n), turn(v), and wipe. I don't know about you but I would have a hard time getting by without most of these, especially squeeze and wipe. At least in the mornings after breakfast anyway.
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