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June 14, 2009 1:51 pm
Of patriots, bait, and other changing expressions. "Often, we don't even notice that a meaning is changing; older speakers use a word one way, younger ones a different way, but not so different that it sets off alarms."
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June 14, 2009 10:25 pm
Great examples. "Chauvinist" is one I remember using in its original sense.