2311.5: Love Me Tender

Feb 15, 2007 11:29

Yesterday was Sardius Day, and his post in specific prompts yet again the debate over improper usage of words. That is, it's easy to take his post the wrong way and assume he is making fun of homosexuals by saying the LJ theme wasn't "gay" enough, but from an objective viewpoint, it is also clear that he could mean the correct usage of the word [" ( Read more... )

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digoraccoon February 15 2007, 21:28:57 UTC
I don't think about the different meanings much in American english. It gives me a headach to try and remember it all so I just simply make the effort to just avoid these words whenever possible.

...except then I have this tendancy to run out of useful words.

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jenova_silver February 16 2007, 06:00:38 UTC
It's how slang evolves and de-evolves. And anyone can make a innocuous word into something nasty.

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