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Has the word 'milquetoast' recently increased in usage by several orders of magnitude? I seem to be seeing it a lot. I suppose words go viral like any other mem
by everyone 9y ago
Has the word 'milquetoast' recently increased in usage by several orders of magnitude? I seem to be seeing it a lot. I suppose words go viral like any other meme.
- carlisle_ 9y agohttps://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/baader-meinhof-phenomenon.htm https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human...
- 52-6F-62 9y agoI've noted a few trends in namely in article headlines, and subsequently in commenters: foment being the most notable. It was like the word of the summer, replacing every instance where a more a familiar and easily parsable word would do. Now it's dissipated. That's just a weak observation, though. It might be interesting to seek data points for the subject.
- jlgaddis 9y agoPeople learn new words and then begin to use them any time they can in an attempt to appear "more smarter".