[Garfie]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Oh, I wasnt crying...

You could never make me do that. I was merely telling a gay person that they stole the word then got all teary because it can get used to describe negative things endearingly... boohoo, poor gay man thinks words belongs to him

If you had an understanding of the etymology of language you would know that words are not ‘stolen’, that thousands of words change their meanings over time, and that this is just one of many. An example would be the word ‘pretty’ which was originally used to describe a man, and meant ‘clever’. And the truth is, few people born after 1970 would ever use the word ‘gay’ as a way of saying happy, and it’s use in that way has been practically obsolete for decades.

Your comments towards Abra are now coming across as goading and aimed at insulting or upsetting, rather than making valid points. That doesn’t make for a strong argument on your part. Come on, Parmi - I know from the past you are so much better than that.