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For my A2 investigation (English Language) I am investigating meaning change in words. Things like amelioration, perjoration, generalization and specialization. I have got all the stuff i need for words that have already changed in meaning, such as:
Silly - original meaning: Blessed
Girl - original meaning: Young person of any gender
Starve - original meaning - To die of any cause
So my question to everyone is this...
Do you know of any words that are changing in meaning at present?
If so please detail...
Silly - original meaning: Blessed
Girl - original meaning: Young person of any gender
Starve - original meaning - To die of any cause
So my question to everyone is this...
Do you know of any words that are changing in meaning at present?
If so please detail...
Meagz
Gay: Originally meaning 'Happy'.
Now it means homosexual.
Theres one for you
Now it means homosexual.
Theres one for you
damn it! that was going to be my suggestion!
The word Nice if I remember correctly, it used to mean someone ugly looking, horrible and just plain old horrible. It's reversed meanings now.
"Awful" used to be "aweful" which meant full of awe as opposed to something bad
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