A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MERE

Fri, 7 Oct '22
Just
Wed, 13 Jul '22
No more than
Mon, 4 Jul '22
Trifling
Wed, 29 Jun '22
Little more than
Sat, 18 Dec '21
English adjective that becomes a French noun when an accent is added
Sat, 6 Nov '21
Whom to call "maman"
Thu, 24 Jun '21
"___ Christianity" (C. S. Lewis book)
Wed, 14 Apr '21
Slight