Does anyone else find themselves adopting the language and vocabulary of the period they study?
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« on: March 19, 2022, 12:38:08 PM »
I've been doing a ton of reading on early and mid 19th century America lately and I've found the linguistic style of that era creeping into my thinking and even a little into my writing and speech.
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2022, 03:41:57 PM »
All the time.
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2022, 06:54:16 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2022, 07:22:44 PM »
I've noticed that I tend to speak with a southern accent right around the time I need a come-from-behind win in the South Carolina primary to clinch my party's nomination.
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« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2022, 06:31:37 PM »
Yeah, nowadays I use words like papist, ye, and divers a lot more than I used to.
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« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2022, 09:15:14 AM »
Quote from: HenryWallaceVP on March 21, 2022, 06:31:37 PM
Yeah, nowadays I use words like papist, ye, and divers a lot more than I used to.

Ye is the greatest musician of all time
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« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2022, 03:47:50 PM »
Certe.
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« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2022, 06:15:17 PM »
Yes, when recruiters (wearing the full contents of the West Texas Basin in their hair as recruiters do) give me cold calls I often find myself saying pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo to them.
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