What 1700 words? I assume you mean completely valid latin base words that just didn't happen to be in most dictionaries at the time.
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Shakespeare is DESTROYING the ENGLISH LANGUAGE π
Early Modern Period (~1600 AD)
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I always figured it was due to vulgar culture not usually leaving written records prior to that.
So we get 37 plays written as popular culture, it makes sense that we get a lot of newly attested words used in the popular culture of the day.
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I like to imagine he invented them all in one play and that the first people to watch his play were confused as fuck.
Heh, I just watched this episode tonight. Kid is finally old enough to appreciate Andor so I'm running it back.
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