I wouldn't be surprised if "bold-faced" was a common mistake that superseded the original, in the same way that "literal" now has a dictionary entry for its mea

I wouldn't be surprised if "bold-faced" was a common mistake that superseded the original, in the same way that "literal" now has a dictionary entry for its meaning as "figurative". As a theoretical example, we may see "pour over" come to be an acceptable alternative to "pore over", as the mistake is common and the meaning can be justified (I am "pouring" my attention over something). It follows in these cases that more educated people may be more likely to use the original term while the new version is more more likely to become more numerous in Google hits. It also follows that users of the original term may reasonably be unhappy with the evolution. What I don't think follows is justifiably calling the original meaning "wrong", and what I think is simply petty is calling people who use it "ignorant". Edit: When I say "bold-faced" may be a mistake, I mean that it may have mistakenly been used in place of "bald-faced" more and more - not that it never had its own separate, valid meaning.