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How TV Tropes Changed The Meaning Of "Trope" | Etymology (“Commonly Misused Words” Explained)

United StatesPublished January 29, 2022

Views 14.6K  |  Likes 752  |  Comments 60
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Thanks to TV Tropes, you've probably been using the word "trope" wrong for most of your life. But don't be alarmed! Language is evolving all the time, and its perfectly natural for words to change in meaning. Unless people still find the original meaning useful, such as "irony," where grammar snobs fought back when Ala…

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January 29, 2022
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