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Comment by sach1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_description

Try to understand that there is no individual ownership over turns of phrase, and that they tend to shift around over time. Bugs Bunny turned Nimrod from a byword for a competent hunter into an insult.

This is natural and all of your favorite words have or will be subject to it as long as there are humans to communicate with them.

parent sach1 1 year ago

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