A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

REALLY

Fri, 28 Mar '25
"Oh, yeah?"
Sun, 16 Jul '23
"Are you pulling my leg?"
Tue, 17 May '22
In actuality
Thu, 9 Sep '21
"You sure about that?"
Thu, 3 Jun '21
"Are you sure about that?"