It has nothing to do with political correctness or wrong usage. I know what wrong usage is, I study English. This is controversial usage, dubious usage. I think I got the gist of what Chewbacca intended by the term, you didn't, or at least you assert that what he is trying to say isn't conveyed accurately by the words he uses. But it's not as black and white as you want it to be, nor, as I said, does being creative with word definitions mean you're trying to be politically correct (puhlease). Yes, I absolutely agree we need workable definitions of words to communicate, no, I don't think it's wrong to personalise definitions or explain what a certain word means to you personally, or to refine, adapt, elaborate upon and nuance definitions. There's a big difference between the definition of say happiness, or solitude, as found in a dictionary and the answer you will get when you ask 10 different people "what does happiness (or solitude) mean to you?"
Say HI to Anne, BTW
And good luck, have fun [img]smile.gif[/img]
[ 10-16-2003, 05:51 PM: Message edited by: Melusine ]