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what about nice?

Nope. I find that nice still means something (link). I, personally, have never understood the anti-nice word-police or their gripe.


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 Originally Posted By: zmjezhd
what about nice?

Nope. I find that nice still means something (link). I, personally, have never understood the anti-nice word-police or their gripe.


but it has still lost its original meaning hasnt it? it has gained a new one but the new one is instead of the old one not in addition to it no?

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but it has still lost its original meaning hasnt it? it has gained a new one but the new one is instead of the old one not in addition to it no?

In that sense most words have lost their meaning. The way I read the OP was asking if a word lost its meaning by frequent use. Maybe I misinterpreted the question.


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