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Nuclear was a branch of physics, then became a weapon, then became a US senate procedural change "going nuclear". Patriot was an anti-government rebel, then a p
by bdamm 9y ago
Nuclear was a branch of physics, then became a weapon, then became a US senate procedural change "going nuclear". Patriot was an anti-government rebel, then a pro-government supporter, then a missile, then an act to boost government and corporate controls within digital content, and sometimes an American football player. Rubber was a tree, then a commodity, then a condom. "A rubber".
- nailer 9y agoNuclear still means to do with nuclear energy: it being used as a simile doesn't change that meaning. 'patriot' means someone who stands for what is perceived to be American values. A missile being named after it doesn't change that. Rubber is more interesting and perhaps a better comparison 'are you wearing a rubber?' during sex or 'when the rubber hits the road' in a speech, or 'do you have a rubber' during an exam. So lets let's say someone says they 'specialise in rubber': it seems reasonable to believe they mean the material: they don't mean condoms or tyres or erasers.
- camillomiller 9y agoVery bad examples. You’re just saying that a lot of common words have multiple meanings based on the context. None of those meanings is prevalent as in using crypto now for shortening cryptocurrency. I think that “Rubber” being used to indicate a condom is just a very plain synecdoche. All the other meanings are there, still. Plus, rubber’s main meaning is still referring to the material