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You are…over a decade late to that fight.
by KyeRussell 4y ago
You are…over a decade late to that fight.
- toomim 4y agoI expect the term "phobic" to revert to its original meaning over the next 40 years, especially if we continue to call out the hypocrisy in its usage.
- johnchristopher 4y agoIt's pet peeve of mine to regularly declare in conversations that words don't mean anything anymore. Sometimes I am charitable and concede that they mean to the person speaking them whatever they are feeling.
- MiguelX413 4y agoSemantic shift is natural and inevitable.
- toomim 4y agoThe term "phobos" is from Ancient Greek, and has been an integral part of our language for at least 3,000 years. That's a lot more staying power than the recent 5-year trend.
- MiguelX413 4y agoIt's dishonest to call it a recent 5-year trend.
- MiguelX413 4y agoφόβος (phóbos) also meant “awe” or “reverance”
- klyrs 4y agoThe term xenophobia has been in use since the 1800s, I'm curious why you'd pick 40 years for that deadline...
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- toomim 4y agoXenophobia uses the "phobia" suffix correctly.