RE: The Real Meaning of the Word Disinterested
July 23, 2015 at 7:20 am
(This post was last modified: July 23, 2015 at 7:22 am by Excited Penguin.)
(July 23, 2015 at 6:40 am)Cato Wrote:(July 23, 2015 at 6:33 am)excitedpenguin Wrote: Kids... It's not important whether it's correct, or not. If the meaning evolved you either jump on the train or stay in the station, screaming at people for getting on it.
This of course ignores the fact that the meaning of the word evolved because of incessant misuse and because of this, dictionaries had to capitulate based on prevalent usage. Your train analogy would be more accurate if you had said the train was hijacked and headed for an unscheduled destination. The people on the platform have every right to scream, but will likely have to get used to it or find a new route based on the former train's unpredictable destination.
The train never has a destination. You can't plan language, wiseass.
Every single word you speak evolved like this. There is no perfect word.
