• @samus12345@lemmy.world
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      42 months ago

      I’m aware, but it was done so sparingly, as opposed to being used to mean its opposite far more than its original meaning nowadays.

      • @Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
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        22 months ago

        That is how language works. It starts off small, then it catches on over time, and after a long time has passed, it either gets filtered out, or it becomes commonly used. The case for literally being used, for reasons other than its original one, started a couple hundred years ago. Today it is super commonly used that way, as it didn’t get abandoned. You are mad at the nature of the beast.