"We reached out to contact the seller, but they didn't respond"
All words used maybe even in 16th C, but a modern (and IMO stupid) phrase. However though I would never put that in an article or say it, I would have no issue with a suitable character saying it.
Writing stuff for an earlier age requires a lot of familiarity with that.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
A point I took pains to make in each of my posts.  |
Excellent posts.
Also OED tries to reflect existing usage, on updates, whereas historically Webster (USA) and French dictionaries were more prescriptive, often only listing what they thought was acceptable usage. Hence IMO crazy that people want OED entries removed. It's sufficient to note that the use of a word or phrase is negative to abusive.