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| | * "message" now means something very brief, and usually non-substantive, due to the influence of [[instant messaging]] | | * "message" now means something very brief, and usually non-substantive, due to the influence of [[instant messaging]] |
| | * "link" now means a clickable reference to another website, as well as a substantive connection, or as originally, one of the metal elements that makes up a chain. | | * "link" now means a clickable reference to another website, as well as a substantive connection, or as originally, one of the metal elements that makes up a chain. |
| − | * "liberal" once met generous or enlightened, or committed to constitutional government and individual liberty, but, in the Unitied States, now means demanding funding for [[abortion]] and censoring [[prayer]] in school | + | * "liberal" once met generous or enlightened, or committed to constitutional government and individual liberty, but, in the United States, now means demanding funding for [[abortion]] and censoring [[prayer]] in school |
| | * "media" now means ''the press'', rather than modes of transferring information. The singular "medium" has largely been lost | | * "media" now means ''the press'', rather than modes of transferring information. The singular "medium" has largely been lost |
| | * "civil rights" used to refer to ensuring equality between the races, but now, to organizations like the [[ACLU]], it involves ridiculous causes like promotion of the [[gay agenda]] and pro-abortion rights | | * "civil rights" used to refer to ensuring equality between the races, but now, to organizations like the [[ACLU]], it involves ridiculous causes like promotion of the [[gay agenda]] and pro-abortion rights |