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The word nice used to mean “foolish” in Middle English, but today it means “pleasant.”
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boom
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fairy
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fairy
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banana
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thief
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fairy
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fairy
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baam
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In modern English the word GREEN can mean the COLOR or ECOLOGICALLY FRIENDLY
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In Present-Day English, "information is uncountable", so we say "much information", not "informations".
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The word PEN originally meant a FEATHER used for writing
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The word girl once meant “a young person”, but now it means “a female child.”
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The word HOLIDAY comes from HOLY DAY and originally had a religious meaning
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heart
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gold
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rocket
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baam
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In Modern English, "go" has the irregular past tense "went".
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The difference between CHILD, KID, and INFANT
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In Old English, the plural of "house" was "hus" with a different vowel, but today it is "houses".
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The word "salary" comes from Latin "salarium", originally meaning “money given for salt.”
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banana
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magnet
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rocket
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banana
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In English today, the word "literally" is often used as an "intensifier", even when something is not literal.
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The word "broadcast" originally referred to "scattering seeds" in a field; now it means "transmitting radio/TV programs".
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