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minus-square@oo1@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoAnd “terrific” and “awesome” are exaggerations of “scary”.
minus-square@Lumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoYes. Am I meant to add anything here?
minus-square@oo1@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 months agoNo, it’s just another example that words’ usages and meanings can change a lot, even flip, over time. A new usage can literally spread like a virus meme and become the meaning - at least to all intensive porpoises.
minus-square@Lumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoI know, it’s completely normal. Doesn’t mean I have to like a particular usage.
And “terrific” and “awesome” are exaggerations of “scary”.
Yes. Am I meant to add anything here?
No, it’s just another example that words’ usages and meanings can change a lot, even flip, over time. A new usage can literally spread like a
virusI know, it’s completely normal. Doesn’t mean I have to like a particular usage.
Words, usually.