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Re: Terms and Conditions Question
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Sun, 9 May 1999 22:33:57 GMT
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Mike Stanley wrote:
> Well, imo, since "homophobic" is a slang term, and one intended
> primarily to demonize another group of people (ones who, in many
> cases, deserve to be demonized, to be sure), I don't think that a
> mostly literal interpretation of the etymological roots of the words
> could be called a "mis-meaning".
Well it is isn't it? If a word has a different meaning than you said
that's a mis-meaning, surely...
If you thought professeur (French) means professor you'll be wrong as it
means teacher a mis-meaning.
> I heard someone on TV the other night say that another person was
> "making bank". I'm a smart guy, so I assume, from the context, that
> the person is earning money, but that's not what the person said.
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> Slang can be fun, but it isn't always understood to mean what the
> person using it intends.
Slang is good among people you know.
> Homophobic doesn't appear in the dictionary I checked.
Well it wasn't in mine - a very new word - I had to check an internet
dictionary. It's a slang word now but it won't be soon - it's used too
much across the globe - IMO that's not really slang. OK, lets define
slang - anyone?
> Ah, what's in a name?
Trust and respect in the LEGO Community. In all fairness no-one really
knows me here - I've never met any of you.
Since we're in debate - "Some people really hate the way that
homosexuals want the same rights as married couples - unfortunately the
EU courts agree with them"
--
Carbon 60
ICQ # 5643170
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| Carbon 60 <carbon60@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:37360D55.36235A...oot.com... (...) internet (...) too (...) define (...) You asked-- Merriam Webster's Deluxe Dictionary, 10th collegiate edition), 1998: 1Slang: (n., origin unknown, first (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Well, imo, since "homophobic" is a slang term, and one intended primarily to demonize another group of people (ones who, in many cases, deserve to be demonized, to be sure), I don't think that a mostly literal interpretation of the (...) (26 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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