A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IWISH

Sun, 9 Jun '24
"That would be nice"
Wed, 2 Aug '23
"Wouldn't that be nice!"
Mon, 19 Sep '22
"If only!"
Mon, 13 Dec '21
"If only!"
Sat, 18 Sep '21
"Wouldn't that be nice"
Mon, 13 Sep '21
"If only that were true ..."