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I should be realized that almost the entire vocabulary of English was already complete in place well before Shakespeare's time, that is before about the year 1500. This includes all slang, cuss-words, idioms, etc. So-called cutting-edge street slang of today was in already use hundred's of years ago.
- I should be realized that almost the entire vocabulary of English was already complete in place well before Shakespeare's time, that is before about the year 1500.
- This includes all slang, cuss-words, idioms, etc.
- So-called cutting-edge street slang of today was in already use hundred's of years ago.
- To take just one example, the supposedly "modern" saying, "you be the man", is said by Capulet to Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet.
- There's nothing rarer than a completely new way of saying things in English.
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I should be realized that almost the entire vocabulary of English was already complete in place well before Shakespeare's time, that is before about the year 1500. This includes all slang, cuss-words, idioms, etc. So-called cutting-edge street slang of today was in already use hundred's of years ago. To take just one example, the supposedly "modern" saying, "you be the man", is said by Capulet
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AnonymousWhen did the word "unwell" first come into general use?According to Webster, in the 15th century.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwell
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