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I've seen the term "hagiography" 8 times in the past three days in articles of different topics, having never heard the word before. Being that English is my se
by dlisboa 2y ago
I've seen the term "hagiography" 8 times in the past three days in articles of different topics, having never heard the word before. Being that English is my second language, but the one I consume the most content in (more than my first), I pay close attention to word patterns and have seen the language evolve with my own eyes.
But this one is weird. I think it's similar to the LLMs fixation with "delve", my guess is people are using AI to suggest articles.
- relaxing 2y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
- PNewling 2y agoMaybe? Or this might be a case of the 'Frequency Illusion'[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
- sk5t 2y agoChase it with sudden repeated exposure to "hermeneutics"!
- toofy 2y agoBeing this article is 5 years old, it’s likely just Baader-Meinhof, feels like it happens to me every time I learn a new interesting word or concept—seems like I start seeing it everywhere.
- jaharios 2y agoIt is a Greek word, used for Saints Icons painting, Agio (Saint) + Graphi (Writing down). Painting in Greek is zographia, Zoi ( life/living) + Graphi. The use case in the Article and English is mostly from "intellectuals" who like to use cool words without even knowing their meaning.
- CompoundEyes 2y agoI too have noticed this word appear recently! I read a lot about politics and I believe it has shown up there mostly. Wish I could find some examples. I think it’s been in the context of cults and martyrs.
- danwills 2y agoEnglish is my first language and I had to look it up too (at least the 'hagi' part!) I think it's a relatively-rarely-used word for sure! Maybe it's recently re-entered the zeitgeist? (And there's another fairly-uncommon word for ya! Hehe)