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Use this tag for questions regarding the use of a word in an incorrect way, for example using 'militate' for 'mitigate'.
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What's up with the word "egregious"?
There are many examples of words which have changed from one usage to the opposite usage over time. Usually these start out as a literal usage, and develop the opposite usage as a result of being appl …
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