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* Now refers to the decision made against that group | * Now refers to the decision made against that group | ||
* Now lots of examples of supporters of the original group using phrases like "We hate Citizens United", "[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=498556706821979&set=a.115969958413991.17486.114517875225866&type=1 Dump Citizens United]", etc. | * Now lots of examples of supporters of the original group using phrases like "We hate Citizens United", "[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=498556706821979&set=a.115969958413991.17486.114517875225866&type=1 Dump Citizens United]", etc. | ||
=== "Oxford comma" === | |||
=== "People with a cold sound nasally" === | |||
=== "Pre-existing conditions" === | |||
* For '''people taking away protections for pre-existing conditions'''. | |||
* "Let's hear it more for pre-existing medical conditions." | |||
Revision as of 04:05, 8 November 2018
This is a list of weird semantic reversals I've noticed.
"Citizens United"
- Originally referred to a group that was fighting for a law against corporate sponsorship of elections
- Now refers to the decision made against that group
- Now lots of examples of supporters of the original group using phrases like "We hate Citizens United", "Dump Citizens United", etc.
"Oxford comma"
"People with a cold sound nasally"
"Pre-existing conditions"
- For people taking away protections for pre-existing conditions.
- "Let's hear it more for pre-existing medical conditions."
