Hi Colin,
Yeh, you write about how words change their meaning... (hope you don't mind
me butting in here!)
But I just thought I'd mention I was laughing along over a few beers the
other day about this and someone mentioned that the words that have changed
their meanings most are probably our names! I'd never thought of that
before... (& I'm nowhere near the meaning or use of the words that are used
to say I'm me!)
I too don't like words dissappearing, or drifting out with an ebbing tide,
but I really enjoy bright new shiny sparky zingy bouncy juicy new ones when
they appear!
Bob


>From: Sally Evans <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: interview/thanks- Colin
>Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 22:28:03 +0100
>
>but you can stll use gaiety to sound like they are waving flags.
>bw
>SallyE
>
>Oh, I nearly forgot, one or two people objected to the word gay. I meant it
>in the old fashioned sense rather than as a reflection of sexual
>orientation. I guess I was spitting against a tidal wave by trying to hang
>onto the old meaning for as long as possible. I wouldn't mind the word gay
>being used as a synonym for homosexual, if only  the spelling were
>different
>e.g. gey. With the same spelling it's good for puns but it means loss of
>the
>original word from the language and I hate to see words disappear. Anyway
>that it is a political thing - a poem's no place to exercise it -and I'll
>replace it. As for why interviewees might be gay, they smile a lot and try
>to sound upbeat, often.
>
>
>

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