Everyone Says It Wrong
When exactly did the word change meaning?
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Everyone Says It Wrong
A word gets used the wrong way by enough people for long enough that dictionaries give in and print the new meaning. Teachers stop correcting it. Now the old meaning is the one that sounds odd.
When exactly did the word change meaning?
Then ask
- Which misuse still makes you flinch?
- Who should get to decide, if anyone?
- Have you ever lost an argument about a word and switched sides?
The classics and some new ones. A scenario, the question it forces, and the follow-ups that make it bite.