The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAny ideas?lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square362fedilinkarrow-up1807arrow-down1123
arrow-up1684arrow-down1external-linkAny ideas?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square362fedilink
minus-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months ago It’s the only word I know of that has come to mean the full opposite of what it meant “Terrific” is one of those. It used to mean terrifying, but it means awesome now. “Awful” is another, it used to mean awe-inspiring instead of terrible.
“Terrific” is one of those. It used to mean terrifying, but it means awesome now. “Awful” is another, it used to mean awe-inspiring instead of terrible.