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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 🤷
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 🤷