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Ephemeral English is the living language, whether or not scholars and teachers approve, the language in which folks construct their everyday lives, the language of emotion, of work and play. By contrast, much of the standard vocabulary, rather than living, merely survives.
—Michael Adams, American linguist, "Ephemeral Language" from American Speech, Winter 2000, 2000

Posted on May 23, 2000 at 6:57 PM

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