Reading an article in TIME, which happened to use a word that is
not in common use these days, reminded me about how languages change
and words take on new meanings as time passes.
I can remember some words that were commonly used in the 80's but have now almost but vanished.
I can remember some words that were commonly used in the 80's but have now almost but vanished.
When was the last time you heard somebody use - Oxymoron, Incandescence, eschew or ignominy.
What do you think these words meant when they first entered the language - Cute, Nice, Artificial, Prove and Tell ? Have fun looking them up.
The beauty of languages is that they evolve and change because of the way people communicate with each other. Gone are the days of long words/sentences.
Now its all about BFF, PPL, TYWM, YW, LOL, WTG, IDK and so on.
Life has become much faster and attention spans shorter. ADD is prevalent. Twitter rules as newspapers decline. In the end though we find ways to communicate in a new language.
And so in tune with the current times - tyvm for reading this and c u l8r.
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