tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post6059542003909859570..comments2024-02-26T11:04:22.115+13:00Comments on Reid's Reader – A Blog of Book Reviews and Comment.: Something ThoughtfulNicholas Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497366104216216952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post-18011943822712824252011-08-06T13:44:34.853+12:002011-08-06T13:44:34.853+12:00It may have afforded homosexuals a greater accepta...It may have afforded homosexuals a greater acceptability due to the original positive connotations but I feel sorry for the word. How else to describe that mix of blithe, vivacious and flamboyant in just 3 letters without implying the more common usage? And now this new assault on the merry and flashy by a deterioration of the recent, generic meaning. Probably the old adjective's death knell. 'Knave' and 'hussy' used to be positive (or at least neutral) terms. I think it is in our nature to besmirch.Hugh Majornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post-71547520628301294972011-07-27T16:10:18.218+12:002011-07-27T16:10:18.218+12:00Agreed - language is a living thing. Throughout th...Agreed - language is a living thing. Throughout the history of the English language (and all other languages of course) people are constantly putting their ideas and opinions onto a particular word. Then events where that word is used in one way or another can change it. And I'm sure that most of the 'worldly' people are also 'corrupted' anyway. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com