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Broadening- when a word becomes more encompassing. Eg. 'Dog' used to refer to a specific breed.

Narrowing- when a word becomes less encompassing. Eg 'Meat' used to refer to any food, and 'deer' referred to any animal. 'Girl' used to be gender neutral for any young person.

Amelioration- when a word becomes more positive. Eg. 'Terrific' used to mean "terror inspiring", and 'nice' meant "foolish".

Perjoration- when a word becomes more negative. Eg, 'awful' used to mean "awe inspiring", similar to "awesome".

Metaphorical extension- when a word takes on a new meaning based on (you guessed it) metaphor. Eg. 'broadcasting' meant "scattering seeds".

Metonymy- when a word becomes associated with something close in space/time. Eg. 'Jaw' started off referring to the cheek.

Meanings can also get stronger or weaker over time. "Decimate" originally (and technically) means to kill one in ten. Now it's used to mean to destroy entirely. Additionally, words can be converted ("verbed" or "nouned" are both examples of nouns getting verbed).

Merriam Webster (replying to @ActaeonComplex):

"What words mean can change over time.

A word's etymology cannot change."

Taran Gryphon:

"A words meaning does not and cannot change over time. Only the application of the word may change. It's basic etymology who TF is running this account".

Merriam Webster:

"So 'sinister' still only means "on the left side"?".

Taran Gryphon:

"Sinister is in fact a declaration of the left side, the less used hand and the abnormal bias. YES that's EXACTLY what it means. We literally have the saying IN ENGLISH of someone being "on the left side of right (or of the law)". What intern is running this account wtf 😭".

Merriam Webster:

@endigolikesarson In the original, for the running joke regarding Valant and doors, Apollo calls Valant a muggle

While in the remaster, he says this which is way funnier even without the baggage

ID2-3: screenshots of the Apollo Justice Trilogy original vs the remaster, showing Valant Gramarye, a man with long gray hair and mustache, wearing a yellow top hat with a matching cloak.

Please help if you can.

You can donate here:

"Sleep texted for the first time the other night this extremely coherent yet nonsensical message".

Attached image shows a Messenger conversation started at 6:03 AM.

Blue: (sends an attached image of an empty corner right next to the bed they're lying on.)

Blue: "Just woke up and one of the lame dragon ball villains came!"

And then you turn to the bees (something you need to interact with if you want to make meaningful progression) and their m. Their models are. Their models a

they've had to face settlements against stealing from current authors, so they'll just go for the old books now. they're also doing this so they have the only copies of rare books.

User Pat with the username censored replies:

"Researcher here:

Originally, your Social Security number (SSN) was a way for the government to track your earnings and pay you retirement benefits. But over the years, it has become much more than that. It is the key to a lot of your personal information. With your name and SSN, an identity thief could open new credit and bank accounts, rent an apartment, or even get a job.

-via the California Department of Justice (but this applies to everywhere in the United States, not just California), accessed July 2026

Anyway the answer to "who could possibly need to hear this" is "anyone who doesn't know / remember what a social security number is," which is one reason a lot of scams and identity theft specifically target immigrants and old people

"Texas required age verification on Bluesky.

To verify your age you can provide your Social Security Number.

Discord was breached. 70,000 records stolen.

Now Bluesky wants your SSN. For a site where everyone is 38."

ID2: post by DBL MP / Double @dbl_mp1:

"idk who on earth could *possibly* need to hear this, but do NOT, under ANY circumstances, give out your SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER to ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM. x.com/nym/status/207..."

BLM|RideDaArc🔞 @RaginMode replies:

"Yea this shit is getting WAY too scary".

GAD Cool-Variant

GAD Warm-Variant

ID2: the previous flag but in warm colors; the top four stripes are replaced with yellow, orange, reddish orange and salmon gradient.

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