Tag Archives: interest-Middle-English

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   Widow vs. Widower: What’s The Difference?

   The words widow and widower are both used to describe a person who has remained unmarried after their spouse passes away. What do these two similar words mean, and why do we use two different words to mean almost the same thing? In this article, we will define widow and widower, explain where the word widower came from, and give a few alternatives that people …

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   Old English Words We Can Use Again

   Language is constantly evolving, but is it always a good idea to say “out with the old and in with the new”? These old English words just might prove otherwise.  The phrase “old English”can mean two different things. There’s the official term Old English, which refers specifically to the English spoken between 450 and 1150. But there’s also old English—as in words that are considered …