Episode 160: Approximant-ly English
The History of English Podcast
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The Evolution of the Words in the Podcass Series
i discussed how the word pilgrim evolved from two elements: per and agre. In late latin, the first r was replaced with an l, and the pronunciation shifted to pelegrinus. Another example of this process can be found in the words incarcerate and cancel. This is a common pattern in the language; Dorothy becomes dolly or Sarah becomes sally.
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