I am so sick of Covid

[Unlucky4Sum]

Nothing there that goes close to the 14th century.

FFS the first words are 'late 14c'  

[Nick]

Oh the irony from the poster that could never back his graphene boasts

Anyyway I heard it on the radio years ago that it was (as gai) a term used to describe the antics of the French princes that never married.

This certainly backs that age of the word and certainly that over 100 years use to describe homosexuality https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=gay&ref=searchbar_searchhint

Nothing there that goes close to the 14th century.

[Barry]

In your case I think it's the men in white coats we need to call

Ad hom attack 1

No and if you understood English you'd know that

Ad hom attack 2

Stevie has lost his argument and has resorted to attacking the poster. Stevie should ban himself for a week.

[Scott777]

In your case I think it's the men in white coats we need to call

I'll be sure to direct these men to HarperCollins Publishers, and hopefully those naughty naughty word-criminals can be brought to justice.  😁

[Unlucky4Sum]

UnluckySpam said the meaning of words come from the dictionary.  He ignored that there are many dictionaries, and a number of well-known ones, and he obviously didn't know the Collins definition of vaccine is different to his selected one.  So his claim that the mRNA injections are vaccines 'cos the dictionary says so', just falls flat.  And I'm sure no dictionaries used to include genetically engineered materials, nano-particles, in the definition.  So at some point, dictionaries re-defined the word vaccine, in a way which did not necessarily reflect the popular consensus.  That certainly happens, for example Pluto no longer being defined as a planet, according to dictionaries, even while most people still called it a planet.

No and if you understood English you'd know that

[Unlucky4Sum]

I think language has confused you.  Describing a homosexual as gay is not the same as the definitions being the same.  You could describe a homosexual as flamboyant, but that does not mean flamboyant = homosexual.  There is no mention of 'gay' being used to mean homosexual anywhere near the 14th century. 

I know what I heard and I know that link tends to back it and I know it shows gay = homosexuality usage going back decades. 

[Unlucky4Sum]

And yet you continue to ignore the Collins definition.  So is that an idiot definition?  And are you going to call the police?  🤣

In your case I think it's the men in white coats we need to call

[Scott777]

Oh the irony from the poster that could never back his graphene boasts

Anyyway I heard it on the radio years ago that it was (as gai) a term used to describe the antics of the French princes that never married.

This certainly backs that age of the word and certainly that over 100 years use to describe homosexuality https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=gay&ref=searchbar_searchhint

I think language has confused you.  Describing a homosexual as gay is not the same as the definitions being the same.  You could describe a homosexual as flamboyant, but that does not mean flamboyant = homosexual.  There is no mention of 'gay' being used to mean homosexual anywhere near the 14th century.  

[Scott777]

Anyway the point at hand is your idiot comment that it was only a vaccine if it was a virus and your rejection of the dictionaries that say that was complete rubbish.

Remember this? 

And yet you continue to ignore the Collins definition.  So is that an idiot definition?  And are you going to call the police?  🤣

[Scott777]

Maybe you should look back at Scotty's absurd proposition that he can unilaterally change the meaning of words for all

Not what I said.

[Scott777]

Not sure that I agree your argument. While many/most (traditional?) vaccines to date have contained a weakened or dead bacteria or virus to activate the body's immunity, a new type of vaccine uses a synthesized "particle" to do that job.

Seems to me this is a logical extension of synthesizing drugs and medications found in nature — eg, is aspirin still made from meadowsweet or willow bark...?

UnluckySpam said the meaning of words come from the dictionary.  He ignored that there are many dictionaries, and a number of well-known ones, and he obviously didn't know the Collins definition of vaccine is different to his selected one.  So his claim that the mRNA injections are vaccines 'cos the dictionary says so', just falls flat.  And I'm sure no dictionaries used to include genetically engineered materials, nano-particles, in the definition.  So at some point, dictionaries re-defined the word vaccine, in a way which did not necessarily reflect the popular consensus.  That certainly happens, for example Pluto no longer being defined as a planet, according to dictionaries, even while most people still called it a planet.

[Unlucky4Sum]

No I didn't fail.  You can't fail something you had no intention to do.  I never said I could change it.

Ahem

Rubbish.  Intelligent people know that the meaning of words in the dictionary can be changed at will, . . .

Anyway the point at hand is your idiot comment that it was only a vaccine if it was a virus and your rejection of the dictionaries that say that was complete rubbish.

Remember this?  

A true vaccine is just a virus, usually weakened.  mRNA injections are just genetically engineered junk pretending to be a vaccine.

[Unlucky4Sum]

But you're not going to back it up though?

Oh the irony from the poster that could never back his graphene boasts

Anyyway I heard it on the radio years ago that it was (as gai) a term used to describe the antics of the French princes that never married. 

This certainly backs that age of the word and certainly that over 100 years use to describe homosexuality https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=gay&ref=searchbar_searchhint

[Scott777]

And guess what, Scotty failed to rewrite that dictionary

No I didn't fail.  You can't fail something you had no intention to do.  I never said I could change it.

[Nick]

some say back to 14th century France

But you're not going to back it up though?