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Re:Modular Homes for Under $50k by 0xfaded on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @04:12AM (#27686186)
In old English man was gender neutral. Wer, as in werewolf, was the masculine. World comes from Wor-old, or literally, age of males.
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Re:Modular Homes for Under $50k by zimpenfish on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @04:26AM (#27686271)
Are there any countries or communities that currently use "old English" as their native language?
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Re:Modular Homes for Under $50k by dkdbejwi383 on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @08:30AM (#27687657)
No, that's why we call it "old" English, as opposed to "South-African", "New Zealand", etc.
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Re:Modular Homes for Under $50k by zimpenfish on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @09:16AM (#27688106)
> No, that's why we call it "old" English

Which surely means it has little relevance to a conversation about modern English then, no?

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Re:Modular Homes for Under $50k by Ensorceled on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @07:32AM (#27687283)
Pedant comes from French or Italian and meant teacher or schoolmaster.
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Re:Modular Homes for Under $50k by UncleMeat on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @08:19AM (#27687560)
We know. But language shifts.
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