tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post3308670618157999680..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: REALLY PICKY NITPICKINGRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-54560985444924443532017-10-07T15:06:00.469-04:002017-10-07T15:06:00.469-04:00It is good to remember how words were originally d...It is good to remember how words were originally defined/understood. It helps give perspective on how it’s use changed through time and culture.Michael Zackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529894785264242473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-91126832398786080262017-10-02T06:37:59.357-04:002017-10-02T06:37:59.357-04:00Damn you semantic drift! (Sometimes - as with &quo...Damn you semantic drift! (Sometimes - as with "decimate"-<br /> I REALLY wish that linguistic prescriptivism actually worked!)TheDudeDiogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613928663752680375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-8033394385693760142017-10-02T03:28:25.651-04:002017-10-02T03:28:25.651-04:00"The meaning of a word cannot change." ..."The meaning of a word cannot change." "I forbid it."--Robert Paul Wolffformerly a wage slavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064562730082906589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-33433555957718224872017-10-01T19:00:56.063-04:002017-10-01T19:00:56.063-04:00Merriam-Webster, definition 3:
a :to reduce drast...Merriam-Webster, definition 3:<br /><br />a :to reduce drastically especially in number<br /><br /> cholera decimated the population<br /><br /> Kamieniecki's return comes at a crucial time for a pitching staff that has been decimated by injuries. —Jason Diamos <br /><br />b :to cause great destruction or harm to<br /><br /> firebombs decimated the city<br /><br /> an industry decimated by recessionCarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998793914690685677noreply@blogger.com