Lewis Carroll and his view of words

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
Lewis Carroll

Big Lew has a point. If we keep saying that a word means something other than what the dictionary tells us, then eventually, it will take on that new definition. And eventually, it will show up in the dictionary.

That's what happened with the word "bad." It always meant the opposite of "good," but not anymore. Now it can mean "good." It depends on who is speaking.

There is very little chance that "bad" will lose its original meaning. There is a slightly better chance that it will eventually lose its new meaning. But until one of those two things happen, heed the words of Lewis Carroll and remember that the word means whatever the speaker wants it to mean.

Lewis Carroll is bad -- and we mean that in the very best way.
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