tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222758896900156873.post8685791180352162736..comments2009-07-15T09:27:43.109-07:00Comments on READ 5190: Words, words, wordsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222758896900156873.post-34507078568571951912009-02-24T05:17:00.000-08:002009-02-24T05:17:00.000-08:00I agree about the evolutionary behavior of words. ...I agree about the evolutionary behavior of words. Compare your observation with the concept of "memes" <BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MemeDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967510421214713275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222758896900156873.post-28586023243742588892009-02-23T16:25:00.000-08:002009-02-23T16:25:00.000-08:00AT LAST!!!!! Im on! it has been amazing to me no...AT LAST!!!!! Im on! it has been amazing to me not reading these new words, but hearing them from my peers at the theatre where i volunteer. Hearing words that i use every day, like run-through(which in pirate language meant to kill someone, now in the eyes of the theatre, means to act out the entire play as it would be on opening night). To clutch something meant to hold it very tight, but now the noun version is popping up on parisian runways as a small, hand-held purse. I hear people complaining all the time about a worm or a virus in their computers, whereas these two words hae meant two living organisms for centuries. Every few years, music updates itself with the latest technology. Where LPs and cassettes once were, now MP3s and CDs only survive. Survival of the fittest. just like the animal kingdom, words seem to go through a kind of "kill or be killed" phase. When a meaning no longer is prevalent, a new meaning claims its spot. strange, I know. i could be reading it all wrong but thats what i think<BR/>-Emilywitch girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790405405892316469noreply@blogger.com