Comment by octochamp
2 hours ago
It's funny how frequently we point and shout at semantic drift when we see it, when it's such a natural part of how we use language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change
2 hours ago
It's funny how frequently we point and shout at semantic drift when we see it, when it's such a natural part of how we use language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change
Apropos:
> Fun - [...] earlier "a cheat, trick" (c. 1700), from verb fun (1680s) "to cheat, hoax," - https://www.etymonline.com/word/funny
Interesting. I've had lots of fun with noclip cheats.
Ya, just like pointing and shouting at infectious diseases