So true. I find myself spending quite a bit of my time, when in interaction with people, stopping them to ask what they mean by a word/letting them know what the word means etymologically.
and mostly listen to respond, not to understand!
Absolutely! That's if they're listening at all, and not just waiting for their turn to speak.
Hehe, doing this has given me quite a few names over time... I've even been attacked by asking too much bullshit and always taking the words too serious! Welcome to the real world Neo! SmirK
I used to sing, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" years ago..
When Irish eyes are smiling
All the world seems bright and .. and.. and.. "gay"
gay used to mean happy
Yep! How it made the switch from meaning happy to meaning homosexual is beyond me, certainly doesn't make any sense. Only thing I can think of is just reducing the number of ways something can be described, in order to limit its presence in the collective consciousness.
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Today most people have forgotten the sense of the words... and mostly listen to respond, not to understand! I Like your take on this...
So true. I find myself spending quite a bit of my time, when in interaction with people, stopping them to ask what they mean by a word/letting them know what the word means etymologically.
Absolutely! That's if they're listening at all, and not just waiting for their turn to speak.
Hehe, doing this has given me quite a few names over time... I've even been attacked by asking too much bullshit and always taking the words too serious! Welcome to the real world Neo! SmirK
I used to sing, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" years ago..
When Irish eyes are smiling
All the world seems bright and .. and.. and.. "gay"
gay used to mean happy
Yep! How it made the switch from meaning happy to meaning homosexual is beyond me, certainly doesn't make any sense. Only thing I can think of is just reducing the number of ways something can be described, in order to limit its presence in the collective consciousness.