abby350 commented on the word anodyne
I think that people have been misusing anodyne, lately...to mean "harmless" in a sort of wet-noodly, pejorative sense. It's an interesting shift...implying that that which eliminates pain is without character...Has anybody else noticed this?
November 2, 2009
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abby350 commented on the word anodyne
I think that people have been misusing anodyne, lately...to mean "harmless" in a sort of wet-noodly, pejorative sense. It's an interesting shift...implying that that which eliminates pain is without character...Has anybody else noticed this?
November 2, 2009