Hey learned anons, Why does the phrase "of late" get

Because language rules don't matter much as of late

of late=lately

lately as later than a previous period

>>8585417
Because its referring to history. "Later" in history means closer to the present day

"of late" comes from "have late" which comes from "have a latte" which is a nice thing to say and people are nice.

Source: I'm an entomologist.

>>8586762
That's right, the other derivation being 'latterly', as in, 'when did you see Joe?' 'Latterly'; meaning, at coffee break.

one less syllable, two less letters

I could care less.

>>8585417
Irregardless, its the same difference and I literally could care less for all intensive purposes so you're point is mute per say.