Sentence examples for Lost words from inspiring English sources
"The lost words of the language have finally come to roost," it began.
Now, nearly 75 years later, can a slang dictionary possibly hope to uncover any "lost words"?
Mrs. Baiter, 58, is the author of four books on language, including "Poplollies and Bellibones: A Celebration of Lost Words" (Clarkson N. Potter, 1977) and "Lost Words of Love" (Potter, 1993).
It has spawned at least one blog, Lost Words in the Chamber, which has regularly posted the last statements since 2011.
It's an era recent enough that its speech is still comprehensible, but it's sufficiently long ago to offer up lost words and expressions that reinvigorate language and make the past come alive.
We're not going to lose our job or a loved one over a few lost words.
"Marriage is a lost word; it has absolutely no meaning today".
A forthcoming book, Lost for words: how can journalism survive the decline of print?, contains 50 essays by editors (current and past), academics, commentators and newspaper executives.* In something of a sneak preview, here is an edited version of one chapter, "If print dies so does freedom", by journalist TIM CROOK, professor at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Source: The Conversation Hat tip: HoldTheFrontPage NB: Dodson's piece is an edited extract from a forthcoming book, Lost for words: can journalism survive the slow death of print? to be published by Abramis in January 2017 *In the original version, the owner of the Folkestone Herald was wrongly identified as KM group.
Humphrys' books include Lost for Words: The Mangling and Manipulation of the English Language, and Beyond Words: How Language Reveals the Way We Live Now.
