22 Comments

1. danielsondanielson
   Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

   Quite interesting …
   Quite interesting video. Anyway, I would suspect that there are more reasons why some words become dated and archaic and other words replace them. And maybe it’s normal - the language that would’t change would be dead and boring. But yes, some English words really change too quickly - and I am glad I am not the only one who is annoyed…

2. DIVERSITYRECESSION3
   Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

   I don’t put a suit …
   I don’t put a suit on to steal…I just take it

3. InTheEndIWasRight
   Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

   It seems every …
   It seems every statist the comes to my page constantly equates the State with law and order, however the State does not create law, it creates legislation. Real law and order comes about though human action and experimentation.

4. InTheEndIWasRight
   Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

   And we have all now …
   And we have all now become thoughtcriminals.

5. FarFromEquilibrium
   Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

   Blank Slate is an …
   Blank Slate is an incredible book.

6. Skullstation
   Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

   True, there is so …
   True, there is so much doublethink in the world today.

7. Skullstation
   Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

   “What is above all …
   “What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, and not the other way around.

   Probably it is better to put off using words as long as possible and get one’s meaning as clear as one can through pictures and sensations. Afterward one can choose — not simply accept — the phrases that will best cover the meaning, and then switch round and decide what impressions one’s words are likely to make on another person.”

   - Orwell

8. confederalsocialist
   Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

   Decent. But until …
   Decent. But until you can get everyone to agree upon a definition of “anarchist”, then I maintain my linguistic secession to “anti-statist”.

9. FreiheitKampfer
   Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

   I realized an …
   I realized an interestingly ambiguous word today:

   ‘ration’
   Sheldon Richman had a post that was titled ‘Markets don’t ration!’ From the title, I incorrectly umed that he was making a catallactic/individualistic critique of collective terms that distort and homogenize the expression of those individuals’ actions.

   Instead he was about the rationing of goods by government

   Then it hit me: how many statist-action terms get a connotational boost by a homonym.

   others include:
   order(s), law, etc

10. InTheEndIWasRight
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    Our world has …
    Our world has become the ministry of truth.

11. aaron0883
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    i read this book
    i read this book

12. DaveDoggOwns
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    Plus, it’s not a …
    Plus, it’s not a good idea to respond to:
    “So you want absolutely no regulations of the economy?” with “Yes.” What you should say is “No, I do not support state violence” since that spins the debate into your favor.

    Completely disregarding the importance of words limits your effectiveness as a debater.

13. DaveDoggOwns
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    I don’t agree with …
    I don’t agree with this video. As a libertarian I pride myself for having the philosophy that preaches self-ownership, voluntary interaction, and non-violence. I do not use the phrase “laissez-faire” as a label of my viewpoints because that phrase portrays me as a whiney who wants to get away with everything.

14. MrPainfullytrue
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    Yea…but I GET …
    Yea…but I GET called dumb…while the bright….just conintue in the same way… it’s laughable..
    we need to get deeper than words, or at least people should be able to see through it!!!

15. Austrolibertarian
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    Don’t be jealous of …
    Don’t be jealous of his mop.

16. Chrisnoscrub047
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    Steven Pinker is …
    Steven Pinker is cool as .

17. Robinsonero
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    Pinker has …
    Pinker has interesting book, called “How the Mind Works” or something like that, Wherein he likes to blur the line between philosophy and psychology. I think you can find the audio book on youtube.

18. KagarBeardtooth
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    It’s always nice to …
    It’s always nice to see the total absurdity of “political correctness” illustrated clearly.

    The development of more “sensitive” terms creates an arbitrary standard of classification that, if not abided by, produces a needlessly offensive climate that would not exist otherwise. It’s all terribly ironic.

19. dhushw
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    Thank you.
    Thank you.

20. migkillertwo
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    LOL he has pubes …
    LOL he has pubes growing on his head.

    j/k No really, he’s pretty smart. Yeah this is a fruitless endeavor.

21. podrag
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    5 stars.
    5 stars.

22. Loserido
    Posted August 2, 2009 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    That man is awesome.
    That man is awesome.