hferbo

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[–] hferbo 9 points 9 hours ago

Man I get really sick of this trope.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change

Semantic change (also semantic shift, semantic progression, semantic development, or semantic drift)
is a form of language change regarding the evolution of word usage—usually to the point that the
modern meaning is radically different from the original usage.