rustydrd@sh.itjust.works to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoNotepadsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square208fedilinkarrow-up1915arrow-down115file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1900arrow-down1imageNotepadsh.itjust.worksrustydrd@sh.itjust.works to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square208fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareoo1@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoAnd “terrific” and “awesome” are exaggerations of “scary”.
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoYes. Am I meant to add anything here?
minus-squareoo1@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours 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.
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
virus