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Don’t I deserve to be informed immediately when widely-accepted and long-held English word definitions take on drastic changes?

After all, it’s practically my life’s work, people!  Grrrrrr.

Posted - July 26, 2020

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  • 10905

    That’s what happened when one gets ‘senile’; you start to feel ‘nice’ instead of ‘awful’.   I guess once your ‘senile’, having others tell you that word definitions have changes becomes ‘fantastic’.

     

    Back in my day, children used to feel ‘gay’ as they slipped on their ‘thongs’.    Now we have ‘trolls’ that go  ‘tweet’, ‘tweet’, ‘tweet’.

      July 26, 2020 4:40 PM MDT
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  • 53832

     

     (I guess once your you’re ‘senile’,)

      July 26, 2020 5:13 PM MDT
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  • 10905
    Wh-what did you call me????  Is that any way to talk to someone younger than you?
      July 26, 2020 5:36 PM MDT
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  • 44801
    That's a rather queer question. This post was edited by Element 99 at July 27, 2020 5:08 PM MDT
      July 26, 2020 5:26 PM MDT
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  • 24161
    Your answer is so gay.

    ;)


    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at July 27, 2020 4:21 PM MDT
      July 26, 2020 6:51 PM MDT
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  • 44801
      July 27, 2020 3:03 PM MDT
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  • 24161
    And a   :)    back at ya!

    :)
      July 27, 2020 7:58 PM MDT
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  • 12001
    Yes, you literally do.
      July 27, 2020 2:30 PM MDT
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  • 13268
    And whose job is it to inform you? Those of us in the grammar police profession are supposed to stay on top of such developments so as to be more effective at enforcement.
      July 27, 2020 4:24 PM MDT
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  • 53832

     

      What are you, some kind of desk cop?  I’m street, yo, STREET! 


    ~

      July 27, 2020 4:35 PM MDT
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  • 13268
    Good likeness and sporting the very latest in GP attire!
      July 27, 2020 5:27 PM MDT
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  • 17320
    I'm totes having a Millenial moment. I literally can't even right now. Do you feel me, lowkey at least?
      July 27, 2020 4:59 PM MDT
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