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Yeah, pet peeve. Psychic != psychological. Irregardless, don't make me beg the question.
by noonespecial 15y ago
Yeah, pet peeve. Psychic != psychological. Irregardless, don't make me beg the question.
- Pooter 15y agoWhy is this very common and historically well attested use of the word psychic a pet peeve of yours?
- brianleb 15y agoNot that I want to be pedantic, but since we're being pedantic... psy·chic 1. of or pertaining to the human soul or mind; mental psy·cho·log·i·cal 2. pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the subject matter of psychology. via our friend dictionary.com If sarcasm went by my head (and I think it may have, since you said irregardless), please ignore this post.
- noonespecial 15y agoYes, sarcasm, to both commenters. It was about shifting connotations diluting original meanings and not so much about pedantry. I stopped fighting "begs the question" years ago and simply accepted that it means something different now. We've lost psychic the same way (see great-grandparent post).