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Language change/evolution
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fictional_fans but it got rambly so I'm just going to link it there, heh.
As You Know, Bob, language is always changing over time. Example: this Tumblr post with the Biblical 23rd Psalm as expressed in English at different eras. Written language is less likely than spoken language to change over time--in Shakespeare's poems, "proved" and "loved" rhyme, and we still spell those the same way even if they're pronounced differently. And even though I would have no idea what "Drihten me raet, ne byth me nanes godes wan" means out of context, thanks to the Internet I now know that it's Psalm 23. Yay internet!
( General setting spoilers for Crying Suns )
fictional_fans but it got rambly so I'm just going to link it there, heh.As You Know, Bob, language is always changing over time. Example: this Tumblr post with the Biblical 23rd Psalm as expressed in English at different eras. Written language is less likely than spoken language to change over time--in Shakespeare's poems, "proved" and "loved" rhyme, and we still spell those the same way even if they're pronounced differently. And even though I would have no idea what "Drihten me raet, ne byth me nanes godes wan" means out of context, thanks to the Internet I now know that it's Psalm 23. Yay internet!
( General setting spoilers for Crying Suns )