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Old 08-16-2022, 04:06 PM   #21
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My personal favorite for shifting meaning is "merry": Merry Olde England and Robin Hood's Merry men weren't laughing--they were well-fed.
In terms of the scale of the shift, I prefer nice because it shifted from an insult to a (now) nondescript compliment. Anyone who subscribes to the etymological fallacy is being very nice.
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