tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547107171993607996.post7266694387547474040..comments2023-10-10T08:44:27.567-07:00Comments on Brett's Constitution: Words, meanings, and changeBretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817916189480737690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547107171993607996.post-23903587130426772382009-08-20T17:41:04.984-07:002009-08-20T17:41:04.984-07:00Disinterested and uninterested came into the langu...<i>Disinterested</i> and <i>uninterested</i> came into the language at roughly the same time, the early to mid 17th century. When first used, both words carried both meanings; since then, <i>uninterested</i> (which is a much rarer word in modern usage) has lost the meaning 'impartial', whereas <i>disinterested</i> has retained both meanings until the present. The notion that each word has only one meaning is not justified by the facts.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028509564182818087noreply@blogger.com