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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 24 points 1 year ago (1 child) I had a coworker who bought a used one five years ago who said it was great having the first owner do all the repairs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Right, but you gotta admit, older Hondas are made of steel. Figuratively and literally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alanjaow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Webster's updated "literally". It now includes the definition "to add emphasis", since people keep using it incorrectly. They update the dictionary to reflect current usage, so I get it, but it still makes me sad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] setsubyou@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) If this sort of thing didn’t happen, you would just have claimed that seeing the dictionary entry makes you not hungry. (Original meaning of sad in Old English, cognate with German satt which still has this meaning.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are probably some cases were words changed their meaning from positive to negative. (I know there are in German) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Contronyms are words that hold two opposite meanings permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago I didn’t mean contronyms. One example of what I mean is the word knight. It used to mean boy or servant. The German word Knecht still means (farmers) servant. Another is ‘nice’, which used to mean ‘simple, foolish, ignorant’. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Masshuru@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago All words are made up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago Mark my words, it's going to happen again with "objectively". I see stuff like this constantly: This art piece is objectively good That's not what's objectively means? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Right, but you gotta admit, older Hondas are made of steel. Figuratively and literally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alanjaow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Webster's updated "literally". It now includes the definition "to add emphasis", since people keep using it incorrectly. They update the dictionary to reflect current usage, so I get it, but it still makes me sad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] setsubyou@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) If this sort of thing didn’t happen, you would just have claimed that seeing the dictionary entry makes you not hungry. (Original meaning of sad in Old English, cognate with German satt which still has this meaning.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are probably some cases were words changed their meaning from positive to negative. (I know there are in German) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Contronyms are words that hold two opposite meanings permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago I didn’t mean contronyms. One example of what I mean is the word knight. It used to mean boy or servant. The German word Knecht still means (farmers) servant. Another is ‘nice’, which used to mean ‘simple, foolish, ignorant’. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Masshuru@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago All words are made up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago Mark my words, it's going to happen again with "objectively". I see stuff like this constantly: This art piece is objectively good That's not what's objectively means? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Right, but you gotta admit, older Hondas are made of steel. Figuratively and literally. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alanjaow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Webster's updated "literally". It now includes the definition "to add emphasis", since people keep using it incorrectly. They update the dictionary to reflect current usage, so I get it, but it still makes me sad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] setsubyou@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) If this sort of thing didn’t happen, you would just have claimed that seeing the dictionary entry makes you not hungry. (Original meaning of sad in Old English, cognate with German satt which still has this meaning.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are probably some cases were words changed their meaning from positive to negative. (I know there are in German) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Contronyms are words that hold two opposite meanings permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago I didn’t mean contronyms. One example of what I mean is the word knight. It used to mean boy or servant. The German word Knecht still means (farmers) servant. Another is ‘nice’, which used to mean ‘simple, foolish, ignorant’. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Masshuru@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago All words are made up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago Mark my words, it's going to happen again with "objectively". I see stuff like this constantly: This art piece is objectively good That's not what's objectively means? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alanjaow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Webster's updated "literally". It now includes the definition "to add emphasis", since people keep using it incorrectly. They update the dictionary to reflect current usage, so I get it, but it still makes me sad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] setsubyou@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) If this sort of thing didn’t happen, you would just have claimed that seeing the dictionary entry makes you not hungry. (Original meaning of sad in Old English, cognate with German satt which still has this meaning.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are probably some cases were words changed their meaning from positive to negative. (I know there are in German) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Contronyms are words that hold two opposite meanings permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago I didn’t mean contronyms. One example of what I mean is the word knight. It used to mean boy or servant. The German word Knecht still means (farmers) servant. Another is ‘nice’, which used to mean ‘simple, foolish, ignorant’. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Masshuru@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago All words are made up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago Mark my words, it's going to happen again with "objectively". I see stuff like this constantly: This art piece is objectively good That's not what's objectively means? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] setsubyou@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) If this sort of thing didn’t happen, you would just have claimed that seeing the dictionary entry makes you not hungry. (Original meaning of sad in Old English, cognate with German satt which still has this meaning.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are probably some cases were words changed their meaning from positive to negative. (I know there are in German) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Contronyms are words that hold two opposite meanings permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago I didn’t mean contronyms. One example of what I mean is the word knight. It used to mean boy or servant. The German word Knecht still means (farmers) servant. Another is ‘nice’, which used to mean ‘simple, foolish, ignorant’. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are probably some cases were words changed their meaning from positive to negative. (I know there are in German) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Contronyms are words that hold two opposite meanings permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago I didn’t mean contronyms. One example of what I mean is the word knight. It used to mean boy or servant. The German word Knecht still means (farmers) servant. Another is ‘nice’, which used to mean ‘simple, foolish, ignorant’. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Contronyms are words that hold two opposite meanings permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago I didn’t mean contronyms. One example of what I mean is the word knight. It used to mean boy or servant. The German word Knecht still means (farmers) servant. Another is ‘nice’, which used to mean ‘simple, foolish, ignorant’. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago I didn’t mean contronyms. One example of what I mean is the word knight. It used to mean boy or servant. The German word Knecht still means (farmers) servant. Another is ‘nice’, which used to mean ‘simple, foolish, ignorant’. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago Mark my words, it's going to happen again with "objectively". I see stuff like this constantly: This art piece is objectively good That's not what's objectively means? permalink fedilink source parent