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> So they don't know how Along with the shift in meaning of "literally," another major shift in language is occurring w/r/t to the use of "How." Often these d
by chillingeffect 11y ago
> So they don't know how
Along with the shift in meaning of "literally," another major shift in language is occurring w/r/t to the use of "How."
Often these days, you can substitute "How" with "That."
For example, in this article, it's not about "How the lights helped people." It's more like "That the lights helped people."
I'm not trying to say you're wrong or that I like this practice. All I'm saying is it's part of a bigger trend.
- dragonwriter 11y ago> Along with the shift in meaning of "literally," another major shift in language is occurring w/r/t to the use of "How." > Often these days, you can substitute "How" with "That." Not really; the uses of "how" -- which aren't really substitutes for "that" -- that don't address a mechanism by which an effect is achieved but either the manner in which it manifests or the degree to which it manifests (the latter being essentially the same as phrase "how much", though the "much" is often left out) are both centuries old and in continuous, common use. The article is not about merely "That the lights reduce suicide" but "How [much] the lights reduce suicide". Which is a long-established, not novel, use of "How", despite being distinct from another potential meaning of "how", "By what mechanism did the lights reduce suicide."