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Kansas is a lot like oklacoma, flat and boaring. Its not called flyover for nothing.
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I also agree that there is nothing to do in Wichita. It also has nothing to offer but a bit of work for some people. Other than than that it is a whole in flyover country and would not even be a town
Okahoma does have wild hogs invading. But it's also a "WHOLE" in flyover country?
I was looking at a crafting website this morning and found this in the instructions for a project:
"Use a well ventilated room or better yet outside. The acetone from the nail polish remover is obnoxious as is the tile sealer."
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Decimated being misused in places where annihilated, destroyed, demolished or obliterated should have been used.
If I understand correctly, "decimate" specifically refers to a reduction by one-tenth.
This one got a quick mention from ABQConvict and suzy_q1020 over on post #1215 in the first thread but I feel like I have been seeing a significant increase in popularity and misuse of this word during the last year. Examples are easily found on forums [City-Data Forums included!] but I have seen news reporters on TV make the same mistake on multiple occasions, even on the non-sports segments.
Last edited by DriveNotCommute; 11-03-2014 at 02:23 PM..
Reason: reworded for clarity
Original English usage meant to reduce by a tenth. However, in the 19th century the broader meaning became "to destroy a large part of" something.
Has the casual definition really been used for that long? It's hard to overlook the "deci-" portion. Given its popularity, I'll have to get used to it.
I suppose this is not the right thread to ask about the conditions necessary to accept a dramatic change to a word's definition? Some changes make sense by context and connotation, such as those frequently used with an ironic intent. But other changes seem arbitrary, as if the new word definition originated from mistaken usage.
Has the casual definition really been used for that long? It's hard to overlook the "deci-" portion. Given its popularity, I'll have to get used to it.
I suppose this is not the right thread to ask about the conditions necessary to accept a dramatic change to a word's definition? Some changes make sense by context and connotation, such as those frequently used with an ironic intent. But other changes seem arbitrary, as if the new word definition originated from mistaken usage.
Weird Al Yankovic mentions about the definition of literally being changed to include another meaning in his parody "Word Crimes." Much better to watch than to just listen. https://www.city-data.com/forum/oklah...-yankovic.html
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But it's also a "WHOLE" in flyover country? 
