After Melania poisoned him and him being so fat the poison didn't work properly, they sent in J.D.Vance to wrestle him in the water trap of Mur der Lardo and strangle him ? Then, after he was all dead, they renamed the Kennedy Center The Kennedy Center, and took down all the plastic gold plate tick tack stuff around the white colosseum ?
The word "commode" causes some confusion. Some people use commode as a euphemism for a toilet. But what is a commode? A commode is a polite term for a toilet, but for antique collectors, it also describes an elaborately decorated, 18th-century French chest of drawers or low cabinet.
The evolution of the word is an example of a phenomenon that linguists call semantic drift.
The word derives from the French word for "convenient" or "suitable." (from Latin commodus "proper, fit, appropriate, convenient, satisfactory,") In early 18th-century France, the word "commode" meant a chest of drawers or a cabinet for storing personal items. Later on, "commode" was used to mean a particular type of cabinet that held chamber pots. Gradually it evolved to refer to a piece of wooden chair-like furniture that held the chamber pot. In the final stage of the word's semantic drift, the term was used to refer to the porcelain plumbing fixture that replaced the chamber pot altogether—the toilet. This usage of the term still exists today
What is semantic drift? "Semantic drift" refers to gradual change in the meaning of a word as it becomes used in changing contexts, usually with the meaning changing significantly over time.
What ?
ReplyDeleteAfter Melania poisoned him and him being so fat the poison didn't work properly, they sent in J.D.Vance to wrestle him in the water trap of Mur der Lardo and strangle him ?
Then, after he was all dead, they renamed the Kennedy Center The Kennedy Center, and took down all the plastic gold plate tick tack stuff around the white colosseum ?
Good, good job.
And sold the TRiUMPh arch to McDs
DeleteNo, I don't think it was Vance, but a UFC fighter he himself had invited in from the lawn.
ReplyDelete...and then they named the commode after him? We should do that, too.
ReplyDeleteThe word "commode" causes some confusion. Some people use commode as a euphemism for a toilet. But what is a commode? A commode is a polite term for a toilet, but for antique collectors, it also describes an elaborately decorated, 18th-century French chest of drawers or low cabinet.
DeleteThe evolution of the word is an example of a phenomenon that linguists call semantic drift.
The word derives from the French word for "convenient" or "suitable." (from Latin commodus "proper, fit, appropriate, convenient, satisfactory,") In early 18th-century France, the word "commode" meant a chest of drawers or a cabinet for storing personal items. Later on, "commode" was used to mean a particular type of cabinet that held chamber pots. Gradually it evolved to refer to a piece of wooden chair-like furniture that held the chamber pot. In the final stage of the word's semantic drift, the term was used to refer to the porcelain plumbing fixture that replaced the chamber pot altogether—the toilet. This usage of the term still exists today
https://www.etymonline.com/word/commode
https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-a-commode-1391681
What is semantic drift?
"Semantic drift" refers to gradual change in the meaning of a word as it becomes used in changing contexts, usually with the meaning changing significantly over time.
Thank you, Bicycle Rider. I was going to look it up myself. Now I don't have to. :-)
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