https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Genie_(linguistics)&feed=atom&action=historyGenie (linguistics) - Revision history2024-03-29T15:26:03ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.5https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Genie_(linguistics)&diff=888143&oldid=prevPat Palmer: Text replacement - "Los Angeles" to "Los Angeles"2023-03-28T12:18:07Z<p>Text replacement - "<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>" to "<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a>"</p>
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</table>Pat Palmerhttps://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Genie_(linguistics)&diff=883835&oldid=prevPat Palmer: Text replacement - "California" to "California (U.S. state)"2023-03-08T20:33:23Z<p>Text replacement - "<a href="/wiki/California" class="mw-redirect" title="California">California</a>" to "<a href="/wiki/California_(U.S._state)" title="California (U.S. state)">California (U.S. state)</a>"</p>
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