[Ads-l] polyglot

[Ben Zimmer]

I brought up this usage of "polyglot" in a Jan. 2006 thread (JL, you
commented that it was new to you):

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2006-January/056114.html

Neal Whitman followed up with a post on his Literal-Minded blog:

https://literalminded.wordpress.com/2006/01/18/a-polyglot-of-characters/


On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 8:23 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 'Assortment; collection'
>
> 2017 https://www.historynet.com/battle-films-a-new-brand-of-hero.htm
> The [GIs], for example, are a polyglot of different religions, class
> backgrounds, and ethnicities. One functions as comic relief. Another has a
> grudge against the leader from some previous encounter. Internal tensions
> lead to a crisis ....
>
>

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