Placeholders of Meaning

April 30, 2023 00:05:56
Placeholders of Meaning
The Kim Monson Show
Placeholders of Meaning

Apr 30 2023 | 00:05:56

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Show Notes

Our language is constantly evolving, and new meanings are applied to words. There are also new words added to the dictionary every year that seem more like amalgamations. Author Brad Beck explains that to keep words true to their origins they must be used with more frequency to understand their original meaning.

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