:-) Don't get me started, Piers. How about "literally" for a word abused
(almost) beyond usefulness?
Chris
On 29 Sep 2010, at 08:56, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Couldn't agree with you more, Chris - which isn't to say that there are not
> plenty of examples of words which have lost their meaning. One that sticks
> in my mind is "random", which currently seems to be used (inappropriately)
> in all manner of non-statistical contexts. Another is "iconic", which seems
> to be used to justify any news item about anything of popular interest
> (which almost by definition excludes icons).
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