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Lighter observes that distinctions between "good" and "bad" English were virtually nonexistent before the mid-17th century, when the first dictionaries were issued. Words and phrases that are today considered vulgar expressions for bodily and sexual functions were once common currency among men and women of all classes. The King...
It's not that Simpson was a phony; he was just a man who had traveled a long way, accumulating public expectations. When his image was autopsied last week, ; the story of his life provided evidence to both sides; that he was gentle and generous and violent and mean. His...
"I think that very good students always find out what they need t know," Vendler adds. "They oddly find themselves migrating into Bible classes or Latin classes."
Appiah worries that when he alludes to the Bible during lecture, students look at him blankly.
"In the 17th century, they probably thoughtthat everyone should know the Bible," Vendlersays. "One can regret this. I certainly regretthat people no longer know Latin and no longerknow the Bible. On the other hand, every decreaseis matched by an increase of some sort. They knowa lot more about biology, neurobiology...