Words. Language. Meaning. I have always enjoyed considering them, especially clever turns of phrase. Communication, written or verbal, uses the clever and novel to make a point but most of it depends on familiar terms and expressions. It feels as though we all tend to use familiar words in such an instinctively reflexive way that we often don’t think about what they mean. We seem to settle on some vague agreement of what a term or expression means, often migrating away from the original definition of it in the process. One of those words, ironically enough, is conservative, a word that used to mean one thing but now seems used as a stand-in for something different.
I see you CJ. Nicely done. Thank you.
Wow. This is so wonderfully written. So logical and informative. Great work!