A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ITIS

Sat, 3 Aug '24
"Really?"
Wed, 24 Jul '24
"That so?"
Mon, 25 Mar '24
Words on either side of "___ what ___"
Fri, 22 Dec '23
Terse affirmation
Wed, 9 Aug '23
"Indeed!"
Sat, 21 Jan '23
"Really?"
Fri, 23 Dec '22
"Verily"
Thu, 15 Dec '22
Words repeated in "___ what ___"
Sat, 5 Nov '22
Phrase that's often contracted … or suffix for something contracted
Fri, 18 Feb '22
"Affirmative"
Sun, 7 Nov '21
"Yes, indeed"
Mon, 26 Apr '21
"No lie!"
Tue, 2 Mar '21
"No kidding?"