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  1. Sean Munger (seanmunger@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Sep-2018 00:25:01 EDT Sean Munger Sean Munger

    Got a question for someone who knows language and word history. When did the expression "look at TV" get replaced by "watch TV"? People were still saying "look at" in the early 1960s. It was "watch" by late 70s. When and why did the change occur?

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