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The word "vulgar" originally meant, "in the common language people understand", instead of "the elite formal language of the elites". That's precisely the point
by gohrt 12y ago
The word "vulgar" originally meant, "in the common language people understand", instead of "the elite formal language of the elites". That's precisely the point here, to meet people where they are and communicate in a way that feels natural, not arcane and ritualized.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgar_Latin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgar_Latin