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tonyb | 22:47 Wed 14th Feb 2001 | Phrases & Sayings
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Which words have completely reversed their original meaning?
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Reader's Digest Fact and Fallacies has a whole list of these: some examples are girl, which used to mean any young person, male or female and upset, which used to mean to set up something and now means quite the opposite.
13:19 Thu 15th Feb 2001
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Insult and injury have changed their everyday uses. To injure someone is to defame thier name,whereas in insult someone is to cause them physical harm.
09:44 Wed 21st Feb 2001
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'Bad' in the US now means excellent
15:34 Thu 22nd Feb 2001
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The best example I can think of is "wicked"
22:05 Fri 23rd Feb 2001
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Gay
22:02 Sat 03rd Mar 2001

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