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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoIs there any example in history of something coming to mean its opposite?
minus-squareFlying SquidOPlinkfedilink8•1 year agoQuite a few. The most recent well-known one is people often now using ‘literally’ to mean ‘figuratively,’ but there are other examples- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoAlso, the American Fascist Party is still officially called the Republican Party even though it wants to change the government form to theocratic fascism 🤷
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoOh yeah! Its funny, you can go to 19th century monuments in the US with swastikas carved into the stone.
Is there any example in history of something coming to mean its opposite?
Quite a few. The most recent well-known one is people often now using ‘literally’ to mean ‘figuratively,’ but there are other examples-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym
Also, the American Fascist Party is still officially called the Republican Party even though it wants to change the government form to theocratic fascism 🤷
Swastika is a good example.
Oh yeah! Its funny, you can go to 19th century monuments in the US with swastikas carved into the stone.