Quaff

01/04/07

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quaff   Audio pronunciation of "quaff" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (kwf, kwf, kwôf)
v. quaffed, quaff·ing, quaffs
v. tr.
To drink (a beverage) heartily: quaffed the ale with gusto.

Language is a Liquid

Spill it, pour it, freeze it, eat it, boil it.  Language evolves as the needs of the populace change.  What this means is that today's mistakes are often institutionalized into tomorrow's textbooks.

New words are created frequently.  I'm going to link to brand-new words I know about at the bottom of the screen, there.  Some are mine - I've created three that I can think of so far.  Go me.  Others are not, so I'll link directly to the creation site so credit will be given properly.  Just remember that the "back" button is your friend.

I like to notice other things about language, too.  Like how compounding is a trend that's likely to become standardized ("a lot" becomes "alot," "each other" becomes "eachother," etc.).  If I'm motivated to write on these issues I'll put them in the link bar too.

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