Reading The Lord of the Rings out loud to my 7 yo is like doing a diff between written and spoken English.
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Replying to @paulg
"Seldom" for example seems no longer to be spoken English.
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Replying to @gfcmills
I wonder. My parents never said it, and I've been here since June and haven't heard it once.
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Replying to @paulg
I guess different social circles develop/reinforce their own lexicons, wouldn't strike me as odd in conversation
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Replying to @gfcmills
Definitely not as odd as "vouchsafe," and yet I'm pretty sure I haven't heard it.
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