"Mike Ruskai" wrote in message
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My other pet language peeve is moot. Moot means arguable. People say an
issue is moot when they mean precisely the opposite - that it's not worth
arguing about anymore.

I don't object words acquiring new meanings over time, but I think it's
silly to change them sharply rather than gradually (or completely reverse
the meaning, as with moot).

I would like to add "notoriety" to your list. By definition, notoriety is
negative, but many people use it as a synonym for fame.