tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post2759204311758123874..comments2023-07-19T01:13:09.713-07:00Comments on Grammar Gang: I literally love language!The Purdue and UniSA Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01873311749547093059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-28345767549642509542013-08-29T18:46:37.768-07:002013-08-29T18:46:37.768-07:00Agree with both...however what we think is convent...Agree with both...however what we think is conventional might be quite new and shocking once...For example, the word 'hello' used whenever we answer a phone call was actually considered rude because it was the call made among European hunters signalling to each other in the jungle once upon a time.<br /><br />Thanks<br />jyhCIkguhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483926325576091587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-14518713565454565142013-08-29T17:17:48.589-07:002013-08-29T17:17:48.589-07:00Thanks for your comment, Kunik. Like you, I prefer...Thanks for your comment, Kunik. Like you, I prefer to use the traditional meanings for words. As you say, though, if something gets repeated often enough it becomes current usage. It's hard to keep up at times, especially with 'Teenspeak'. I don't mind using 'cool' to say I like something, as well as meaning that something is cold, but I couldn't say 'Wicked!' to show approval - but maybe that's very out of date now!Julia Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212715483947336555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-72813560274688668762013-08-27T05:09:09.793-07:002013-08-27T05:09:09.793-07:00I'm comfortable with the old "literally&q...I'm comfortable with the old "literally". I will continue using it in the old sense. Some people are just using the words mistakenly and they are repeating it for so many times that the words which are spoken wrongly (in a wrong sense) have now been taken as correct words. I hate that!<br /><br />Regards,<br />Kunik Goel<br />Surrogacy In Indiahttp://surrogacynorthindia.co.innoreply@blogger.com