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Always relevant.
January 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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On another note, if you know how to read script the National Archives could use your help transcribing documents because it’s apparently a skill that is going away since we don’t rely on handwriting much in the modern day.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Can you read cursive? It's a superpower the National Archives is looking for.
The National Archives looking for volunteers with an increasingly rare skill: Reading cursive.
www.usatoday.com
January 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Now posted: The full list of nominees for ADS Word of the Year 2024. The final vote will be held this evening at 6:45 pm in Salons E-F at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. #WOTY2024 #ADS2025 #LSA2025 americandialect.org/nominations-...
Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 - American Dialect Society
Nominations for Words of the Year 2024 follow below. The final selection will be held at 6:45 pm EST on Friday, Jan. 10 (in Ballroom Salons E-F of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown). American Dialect...
americandialect.org
January 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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John Baugh: "if you want to honor Bill Labov, refer to him in the present tense, and Bill Labov says three things:

1. No two utterances are identical
2. Some sentences mean the same thing
3. Some linguistic differences don't matter"
#lsa2025
January 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM