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Non-fiction writer about language(s). Editor of Fowler's Modern English Usage. Dictionary buff. Polyglot.
It's turning into/has turned into a contronym, a word with two opposed meanings. The example I quote in Fowler with the 'chill' meaning is from 2003, but I'm sure one could easily find earlier examples. Ngrams here I come.
February 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It's turning into/has turned into a contronym, a word with two opposed meanings. The example I quote in Fowler with the 'chill' meaning is from 2003, but I'm sure one could easily find earlier examples. Ngrams here I come.