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slumry commented on the word etymological fallacy
Beware the etymological fallacy.
July 28, 2007
MaryW commented on the word etymological fallacy
The etymological fallacy is the belief that "the only correct sense of a word is the original one." Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style, ch. 6
December 26, 2015