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History and usage of “dooryard”
I have been interested in the expression "dooryard stop" recently. This is an expression that is used to describe a short visit in someone's dooryard (driveway) that often means not staying long ...
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How did “classic” and “classical” come to mean “historic”?
I assume the words ‘classic’ and ‘classical’ have a basis in the word ‘class’ – which is to say, of a category. Why do we use those words to mean old or historically important?
