English — with its hybrid history, its “sun never sets” empire, its American melting pot — just happens to be particularly ...
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Take a look at the following English words: butcher, squirrel, mortgage, and choir. Does something seem off about them? At one point in time, the words move and love rhymed. So did blood, good, and ...