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ninalanyon · 61-69, T
Americans love back formations and have for a very long time. And if it makes for a longer multi-syllabic word so much the better. The one that i think is weirdest is burglarized when English already had burgled.
bijouxbroussard · F
@ninalanyon I was rolling my eyes at morons who say "conversate" when "converse" already exists and is more concise. 🙄