Words

Words are what people make them. Meanings change over time when people begin using words in different ways. Words which were offensive at one point may not be offensive any longer and words which at one point invoked no emotion may be emotional now. The essay I wrote gives lots of examples of words with meanings that have changed over time because of how different groups of people used them. I think it is interesting how words affect people to great extents even though those same people have control over the words being used and their meanings. There is nothing inherently wrong with a word, only its intention by the user. Instead of focusing attention on 'offensive' words people use, more people should try to figure out why they are used in order to better understand the person saying them.