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To: i-node who wrote (10523)	10/18/2009 1:14:24 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

but to me words have meanings They have meanings for me as well. But I have learned the hard way that most people just don't care. Most people are quite binary. They're content to find a word that correctly represents their positive or negative attitude. A specific positive or negative attitude is too much to expect. Although I disapprove of verbal sloppiness, I recognize the reality, which is why I suggest you may be making too much over the left's use of "lie." Just because that or any word has meaning to you doesn't mean that it has meaning for others using it. Not to mention the unlike, let alone the same meaning. Having used "treason" hyperbolically and "bastard" randomly yourself, you can see how "lie" might not be used as precisely as you might expect.

To: i-node who wrote (10523)	10/19/2009 3:12:22 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42652

Remember when "bastard" was popular? I still use this term daily, and you're exactly right -- I use it as a generic insult. My bad, I admit. Bastard has been used long enough, by enough people, as a generic insult, that its pretty much an alternate definition of the word now. It even gets included in dictionaries, sometimes with comments about it being slang or informal, but sometimes without as its common enough now to drop those qualifiers. ---- 3 a : an offensive or disagreeable person —used as a generalized term of abuse merriam-webster.com ---- That hasn't happened with "lie". Not even to the point where its considered slang or informal use.