Richard Dawkins(@RichardDawkins):From time to time I remark, as an evolutionist, on the evolution of language. Mutations are especially interesting if they precisely REVERSE the former meaning. CNN headline today: “Beyoncé drops new music.” “Drops” used to mean “gives up.” Here it means the exact opposite.

2026.07.05 07:43

From time to time I remark, as an evolutionist, on the evolution of language. Mutations are especially interesting if they precisely REVERSE the former meaning. CNN headline today: “Beyoncé drops new music.” “Drops” used to mean “gives up.” Here it means the exact opposite.

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