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RE: Daily Dose of Sultnpapper 03/09/18> Why do we use the term “ship” so much in the English language?
The evolution of language is an interesting thing. Especially english I'd think since there are so many different forms of english. It can evolve differently in different regions making it very diverse.
You are absolutely correct in the evolution being an interesting thing yet in my sixty plus years it is only now that I gave it any thought. What even makes it more interesting to me now is that with all the words to choose from some generations of english speaking folks decide to use words in a way that completely reverses the meaning of a word. Some where a long the line the meaning of the word "bad" went from being "not good" to "good" as in the saying we sometimes hear people saying, "that is bad ass." which is a term of positive approval for something. I would have thought that out of those 170,000 plus words kids could have found a synonym for "good" instead of having to change the meaning of the word "bad."
Your point about different regions and evolving differently makes me wonder if that isn't part of the reason the USA is involved in so many wars around the world. Could part of the problem be that while we are speaking the same language we are saying completely different things that ends up leading to conflicts?
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment, very much appreciated. Your comment pushed the thought process even further.