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Questions on historical use of languages and their development.
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Why does Ngram show an extreme spike in use of "LOL" in mid 1600s?
In general, I would be extremely wary about Ngram results for
Huge timeframes
Where language usage, and the language itself, has changed drastically over time
Results far into the past, where the corpus …
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Who is the first person in the 17th century to describe themselves as a "white" person and w...
I'm afraid that this is yet another example of Wikipedia editors misreading source material. I went to the source of this specific assertion: Black Odysseus, White Caesar: When Did "White People" Beco …