A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EDITS

Wed, 24 Apr '24
Gets the copy right?
Sun, 5 Nov '23
Text tweaks
Mon, 2 Oct '23
Makes a long story short?
Fri, 10 Feb '23
Cuts, maybe
Mon, 23 Jan '23
Revises, as an essay
Sat, 28 Aug '21
Info tracked on Google Docs
Fri, 26 Mar '21
Corrects copy