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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by solipsism on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @09:53PM (#19915712)
The claim wasn't about New England English deriving from an older form of the language. The claim is that today's New England English more closely resembles that older form than today's England English.
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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by barberousse on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @02:31PM (#19973229)
Those aren't equivocal? We're just putting the emphasis on one end or the other it looks like
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