semantics...


Main Entry:
se·man·tics Listen to the pronunciation of semantics
Pronunciation:
\si-ˈman-tiks\
Function:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Date:
1893

1: the study of meanings: a: the historical and psychological study and the classification of changes in the signification of words or forms viewed as factors in linguistic development b (1): semiotic (2): a branch of semiotic dealing with the relations between signs and what they refer to and including theories of denotation, extension, naming, and truth
2: general semantics
3 a: the meaning or relationship of meanings of a sign or set of signs ; especially : connotative meaning
b: the language used (as in advertising or political propaganda) to achieve a desired effect on an audience especially through the use of words with novel or dual meanings

Isn't it amazing how, just overnight, it went from a "bailout" to a "buyout" and "rescue"? Just how fucking stupid do they think we are? The only rescuing that's going on is of the golden parachute variety. It's a bailout, as in "Congress will fix this mess and the common folk will bailout their pockets for the next forty years to pay for it". What scumbaggery...

And, while you're at it, read this, it will clear up any doubts you might have about why we're in this mess...

h/t to GUYK for the pointer to this one...


wander with me...