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Society keeps changing the definition of normal words (thelemmy.club)

submitted 3 weeks ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

'Goon' still means Henchman.

Don't let the vapid famewhore influencerati dictate language changes. Laugh at their obvious inability and keep being you.

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[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

Wtf are you talking about? Also, language is a social construct and words change meaning all the time. They can also mean more than one thing...

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[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Hogwash! (I meant that as in I agree)

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[–] protist@retrofed.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

Vapid famewhore influencerati

Are you trying to dictate language changes? I laugh at your obvious inability

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

I guess we can still use 'mooks' for that.

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[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 weeks ago*

vapid famewhore influencerati

Bro thought he mogged. Bro typed this and thought, "ts tuff".

Bro's on the Canadian instance and doesn't even know "goon" is a hockey term in Canada.

(this is me showing my "obvious inability"...whatever that means)

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