History of English — «Changes in Meaning and the book Blooming English» — [MP3/PDF]

The extraordinary nature of meaning shifts - Photo: © Creative Commons / illustration

— [http://goo.gl/6PG63H] A look at how certain words have changed their meaning over time _______________________by examining a passage from the book Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language, by Kate Burridge, 2004.

:: RT: Learn about Tom the daft whore ▶ https://goo.gl/iMdi9z ◀ "We all liked Tom. He was a sad, daft whore - a happy clever cretin who we all agreed was above reproach in every respect. Tom had no neighbours and lived in a town with his unmarried sister, Mary, a wife of nearly thirty years" (Burridge 2004, pag. 48). | #English #Language #EnglishHistory #OldEnglish #Podcast #History #Meanings

"A vegetarian teetotaller, Tom ate meat and drank liquor most days. He was a silly and a wise boor, and everyone really liked him. He was just so buxom. Now I often used to see Tom feeding nuts to the deer that lived in the branches of an old apple tree. But no more. Sadly Tom starved from overeating last year. So we buried him beneath that old apple tree. I remember well, it was full of pears at the time." (Burridge 2004, pag. 48)

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The History of English Language

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