Tuesday Afternoon
Tuesday Afternoon's JournalYes, over time words can evolve, sometimes to end up meaning the exact opposite.
Some words mean the opposite given the sentence .... the word "cleave" immediately leaps to mind. They are known as auto-antonyms. I find them interesting.
14 Words That Are Their Own Opposites
Overlook usually means the opposite: 'to fail to see or observe; to pass ... Cleave can be cleaved into two homographs, words with different origins
more at link:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/49834/14-words-are-their-own-opposites
BITCH: AN EXAMPLE OF SEMANTIC DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE
CharLes A. Colllns
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
at link:
http://soar.wichita.edu/bitstream/handle/10057/1784/LAJ_16.1_p69-86..pdf?sequence=1
That is because twit has no gender connotation
twit
noun \ˈtwit\
: a stupid or foolish person
Full Definition of TWIT
1
: an act of twitting : taunt
2
: a silly annoying person : fool
See twit defined for English-language learners »
Examples of TWIT
Only a complete twit would insult his hosts.
more at link:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twit
No need to rewrite it. It is already there. That you choose to willfully misunderstand it is indeed
your choice and your right. The word is by no means forbidden and used in it's proper historical context no one would argue.
You, of course, may use it how you see fit. Then when others come along and call it the slur it is -- You should not be surprised especially, given the fact that you are on a Democratic Message Board where enlightened, educated, self aware women post.
Get used to it.
Do You do That to The Guys ... ?
Teaching ...
Baby Leopard in The Womb
Mad Men did a storyline about this. I thought it was very well done ...
The gay man storyline and the woman who took a hit for the team as it were. The gay man did not and was horrified and subsequently fired as a result iirc.
What exactly ...
Have they ever kicked a woman out for wearing inappropriate swimwear?
if not ... he may have a point.
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