I think it is true in an obvious but meaningful sense, though - word choices available impact meaning. If it's idiomatic to use a colourful dramatic phrase, a n

I think it is true in an obvious but meaningful sense, though - word choices available impact meaning. If it's idiomatic to use a colourful dramatic phrase, a normally benign saying has subtlety pushed towards different connotations in people's minds etc. Now, I think this is true in pockets. In the larger sense, our available linguistic tools continues to grow, and speakers have no taboos even playing with basic grammar for effect