39. Language changes as well as the popular meaning of words
I will give you an example.. the word NEGRO... until two generations ago it was in wide spread use... Nigger is the perversion of that term.
Now here is one that is in use today... boy. In certain contexts boy is quite insulting... and for instance Mr Wilson the other day stopped himself short... YOU LIE.... BOY.
As a student of language I am aware of that.
As to the C word... in modern use it can and it is an insult, but not with the overall overtones of Nigger.
Oh and welcome to Du...
If I could get a buck for all the words I know that had a different meaning in the past.... Pinche in spanish, aide to the cook... comes to mind... oh that is a very 17th century usage. Avoid it among hispanics of Mexican origin.
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