Okay, that's interesting. It seems that having two distinct words was an example of pointless complexity for the modern reader, and compressing them into one si

Okay, that's interesting. It seems that having two distinct words was an example of pointless complexity for the modern reader, and compressing them into one simplifies things for everyone. This reminds me of the fate of "literally", which has come to mean (a) literally, and (b) figuratively. Overall, a great simplification. http://www.salon.com/2013/08/22/according_to_the_dictionary_literally_now_also_means_figuratively_newscred/ http://www.salon.com/2013/08/22/according_to_the_dictionary_...