| Etymology is the study of the origins of
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| | comes to defining words, there is the
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| words.As languages develop the meaning of
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| | standard dictonary, which by the way can
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| words can change over time. This causes
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| | show multiple meanings for one word, and
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| confusion and misunderstanding when
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| | there is the definition of the word in
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| communicating with other people.
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| | slang.
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| In a world were you make a living at
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| | As well, slang words spread faster and
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| communicating, advertising or marketing,
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| | are used more often than before, making
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| it is not only important to have clarity
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| | them common place in many societies.Due
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| in your message, it is also important to
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| | to the advancement of science and
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| think of your target market and
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| | technology, new words are also being
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| understand how they understand words and
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| | created at an amazing rate. Keeping up
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| messages.On the positive side that words
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| | with some of the new words and your usage
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| change meaning over time, it has been
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| | of them will help in your efforts
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| noted that languages that stay alive,
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| | understand and to become a master
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| adapt and grow over time.An example would
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| | communicator.Once every ten years, the
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| be the word nice. Nice used to be an
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| | Merriam- Webster dictionary is updated.
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| insult and meant foolish or stupid in the
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| | Their 11th edition for 2003 included some
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| 13th century and it went through many
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| | 10,000 new words along with 100,000 new
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| changes right through to the 18th century
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| | meanings to words already existing and
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| with meanings like wanton, extravagant,
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| | some 225,00 revised definitions.Some of
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| elegant, strange, modest, thin, and shy
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| | the slang words that have made it in the
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| or coy. Now it means a good & pleasing
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| | dictionary are;Headbanger- a hard rock
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| or thoughtful & kind.Silly meant blessed
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| | musician and a fanDead presidents- Paper
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| or happy in the 11th century and went
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| | currencyPrairie Gophering - people who
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| through pious, innocent, harmless,
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| | peer above their cubicles at work.McJob-
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| pitiable and feeble minded before ending
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| | Low paying and dead-end work.Comb-over-
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| up as foolish or stupid.Pretty started as
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| | an attempt to cover a bald spotYou can
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| crafty this changed to clever or
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| | learn about more words in an etymology
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| skillfully made, then to fine and ended
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| | dictionary.We can use this as another
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| up as beautiful.Some other changes are:
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| | reminder, especially when it is important
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| Word ______ Original Meaning
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| | to have a group goal achieved, that what
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| Awful________ Deserving of awe
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| | a word means to us, may not have the same
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| Bead _________Prayer
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| | meaning to someone else.There is also the
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| Brave_________ Cowardice (as in bravado)
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| | emotional reactions that different people
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| | have to certain words. But that's another
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| Girl__________ Young person of either
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| Neck_________ Parcel of land (as in neck
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| Nuisance______ Injury, harm
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| Sophisticated___Corrupted There are
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| several reasons for words change meaning.
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| One is the influence of other languages
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| with one another, introduced their own
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| | It's a manual that helps you overcome
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| languages into the mix. Another reason
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| | the challengers that start with
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| is the predominate use of slang words. We
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| | Intrapersonal to Interpersonal and on to
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| get so used to using them that many times
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| | Mass Communication.
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| we forget that we even are.So when it
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