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by trumpdong 8 days ago
What happened to words in the American Civil War?
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rawgabbit 8 days ago
I was referring to things like this https://dispatch.richmond.edu/1861/4/13/2/31

https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024738/1861-04-13/ed-1/

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sandworm101 8 days ago
The intersection of a war, a reliable mail service, and generational literacy promoted by protestant faiths. Every tom dick and harry started writing letters.
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trumpdong 8 days ago
And then words lost their meanings?
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