@neiltyson I'm pretty sure that things can be holy without god.
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@neiltyson Thank you!! Made this the other day...pic.twitter.com/cJnoM2Ap7E
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Uch. The etymological fallacy again, for no good reason.
#facepalm You stick with stars, and leave language to the linguists,@neiltyson. -
@ToddTheLinguist what's the better version we should know? -
@zengardon It doesn't always matter what the word *used to* mean; what matters is how people use it today. (1/2)
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@neiltyson Holiday derives from Holy Day. So it's etymologically underinformed to assert that "Happy Holidays" does not reference God.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Historically, sure, but meanings change over time, sometimes dramatically. -
@AmyDentata@neiltyson We also label secular celebrations - Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, etc. - as holidays. -
@Wiscodiz@AmyDentata@neiltyson And in some parts of the world, going on holiday just means taking a vacation. :P
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@neiltyson the word "God"< an IE root meaning "invoke". So it's etymologically under-informed to assert "God" does not reference paganismThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Burn it all down.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson yeah, but the same can be said about Tuesday through Saturday :P - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson Etymologically does not imply a meaning continuity, just as catachresis does not either to metaphors. -
@odradek1@neiltyson I feel lucky to live in a world where people throw around words like 'catachresis' in an online debate.
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@neiltyson God Jul, as we say in Sweden ;) - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson it's like we're somehow all still worshipping sun gods except it's more subliminalThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@drpants The present-day meaning of a word isn't necessarily similar to its historical meaning#etymologicalfallacyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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