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Talk:Counterexamples to an Old Earth (view source)
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, 16:08, June 19, 2011→I'm confused: Archive of Civil War letters appears to contradict your statement - these are not at all well-written - especially those of the average soldier.
::Plus you're also implying that dumb people are improving the language by making it conservative. [[User:TracyS|TracyS]] 11:22, 19 June 2011 (EDT)
::Plus you're also implying that dumb people are improving the language by making it conservative. [[User:TracyS|TracyS]] 11:22, 19 June 2011 (EDT)
:::I've also found an excellent [http://www.civilwararchive.com/LETTERS/letters.htm archive of Civil War letters]. Having read through them - especially those of the less educated rank-and-file soldiers, I can't find any basis to support your assertion that language skills have decreased since the Civil War. If anything, the introduction paragraphs for each letter are in many cases far more eloquent than the letters themselves. [[User:TracyS|TracyS]] 12:07, 19 June 2011 (EDT)
== People are getting less intelligent over time. ==
== People are getting less intelligent over time. ==