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It's not an unknown phenomenon. A neutral word will start getting used more and more often in a negative context until some folks decide that it can only mean something negative. Another example of this is enormity. Fortunately there will always be staunch defenders of the language who will continue to use the word in non-negative contexts.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Use of the word 'Imminent' sshankar 04/23/10 03:41 AM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' BranShea 04/23/10 05:12 AM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' LukeJavan8 04/23/10 03:20 PM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' Jackie 04/24/10 01:48 AM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' LukeJavan8 04/24/10 03:24 PM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' Tromboniator 05/11/10 07:23 AM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' Faldage 05/11/10 10:50 AM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' LukeJavan8 05/11/10 03:36 PM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' Tromboniator 05/12/10 05:27 AM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' Faldage 05/12/10 11:20 AM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' zmjezhd 05/12/10 01:34 PM Re: Use of the word 'Imminent' wsieber 05/18/10 07:00 PM
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