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The last notable event in American history when the meaning of words lost any semblance to reality was just before the Civil War. We are living in a post words
by rawgabbit 4mo ago
The last notable event in American history when the meaning of words lost any semblance to reality was just before the Civil War. We are living in a post words world where words have no meaning.
- trumpdong 4mo agoWhat happened to words in the American Civil War?
- sandworm101 4mo agoThe intersection of a war, a reliable mail service, and generational literacy promoted by protestant faiths. Every tom dick and harry started writing letters.
- trumpdong 4mo agoAnd then words lost their meanings?
- rawgabbit 4mo agoI was referring to things like this https://dispatch.richmond.edu/1861/4/13/2/31 https://dispatch.richmond.edu/1861/4/13/2/31 https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024738/1861-04-13/ed-1/ https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024738/1861-04-13/ed-1/