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> No individual holds power over connotations. Language just evolves. Okay, but I still reserve the right to be pissed off at teenagers using 'out of pocket' w
by atroon 7mo ago
> No individual holds power over connotations. Language just evolves.
Okay, but I still reserve the right to be pissed off at teenagers using 'out of pocket' when they mean 'off the wall' or 'out of bounds'.
- bcrosby95 7mo agoThis usage is probably older than you're thinking: some 80s and 90s hip hop songs used "out of pocket" like that.
- fhd2 7mo agoAbsolutely. I'm pro emotions :) Just also good to realise what battles are lost. I do sometimes rebelliously use words in their original connotation along with an unnecessarily lengthy explanation. Never anything that's now an insult, of course, those I just stay away from and am not mad about either.
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