atw: Re: Humbled
- From: brianclarke01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:31:25 +1000
Isn't this just a part of the transmogrification of the language that Pam
Peters says we have to accept? Like engineered, architected, texted?
I can't for the life of me imagine what 'to architect' could mean.
I suspect that some of us have a similar difficulty with 'to humble'.
Brian.
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> Have you noticed that every sports star these days is 'humbled' when
> they achieve a milestone or receive an award? Has the meaning of this
> word changed? I'm not sure what they mean when they say it, and I
> suspect they don't know either.
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