Dickens' David Copperfield: Were men more affectionate with each other in the 18th century? Submitted by angelojann t3_10nigaq on January 28, 2023 at 4:03 PM in books 159 comments 189
cpt_bongwater t1_j6b8o1e wrote on January 29, 2023 at 2:20 AM I always took this as differing meanings to the language. I think by interpreting these as more affectionate we could be imposing more modern understandings of language on to what would be 19th century meanings of words. Permalink 0
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