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(WEEKLY) Words, Words, Words (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This weekly thread will focus on words, their import, and their use / misuse.

With respect to the late, great George Carlin.

Some Starters (and don’t feel you have to speak on all or any of them if you don’t care to):

How do you feel about political (or forced) movement of language? For example, pro-life and pro-choice being two sides of the same issue because nobody wants to identify as "anti-"anything.
What are some words that are nebulous, but everyone "knows" the meaning of?
Are there any manipulated words that annoy you?
Do you find any common patterns with how words are used by various groups?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I think anything that I could say on this subject has already been said with far greater clarity by Orwell. Should that not be enough, or if you'd like it worded in a more punchy way, Northrop Frye has got you covered.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I've read Orwell and fully agree.

I hadn't seen that column from Frye however - his statement about levels of language and thinking akin to levels of math was something I hadn't seen put into words before and really enjoyed!