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I'm interested in words that have changed over the years to mean the opposite of the original meaning. A very common example is the word >bad<. Which can now mean really good.
I've also found that the word >fussy< was used differently in the forties. When they said "I'm not fussy about oatmeal" (found in Who Has Seen the Wind - W.O. Mitchell) it meant the person did not like oatmeal. If I said the same thing today it would mean I don't mind oatmeal.
Any others?
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YART! -- see the 'words that are their own antonym' thread...
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Bien oui, t'as bien raison.
Absolutely correct. It's all that wine I had with supper. I must have been a tad loopy.
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>I must have been a tad loopy. see 'strange loops' thread (such as it is...)
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