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‘Woke’ and ‘gaslight’ don’t mean what you think they do – here’s why that’s a problem

By Robbie Morgan, Lecturer and Consultant in Applied Ethics, University of Leeds
Words and phrases change their meaning often as language evolves.

In the past, something was “awful” if it was amazing (think “awesome” or “awe-inspiring”). A “naughty” person was poor rather than poorly behaved.

Only museum exhibitions could be curated, certainly not wardrobes, flatsThe Conversation


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