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Posted on Jan 18, 2020
14 Colonial-Era Slang Terms to Work Into Modern Conversation
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14 Colonial-Era Slang Terms to Work Into Modern Conversation
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Knew just a couple...definitely fun in that group of words
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Almost feel like a foreigner, amazing how our language and everyday terms have changed over the years.
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Jack Durish
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Now I know I'm old. I knew most of them, even used a couple on occasion
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