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* For '''people taking away protections for pre-existing conditions'''. | * For '''people taking away protections for pre-existing conditions'''. | ||
* "Let's hear it more for pre-existing medical conditions." | * "Let's hear it more for pre-existing medical conditions." | ||
=== "Trump loss" === | |||
* "[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/08/democrats-trump-elections A year after devastating Trump loss, have the Democrats begun to find their way back?]" - meaning "loss to Trump" | |||
Latest revision as of 14:54, 8 November 2025
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."
"Trump loss"
- "A year after devastating Trump loss, have the Democrats begun to find their way back?" - meaning "loss to Trump"
