Originally Posted by Gilda

Words evolve. When I hear the word "careen", even though I know the classic definition is "moving at a high rate of speed" and that to move in an unsafe or erratic fashion is "career", I understand that it is the second meaning that is intended, and not the first. Likewise "decimate" has come to be synonymous with "annihilate" rather than the literal meanion of "to destroy 1/10th". "Interface" is used as a verb. People "surveil" others and have separate "agendas". A "papparazzi" ran into Lindsay Lohan. The tv "media" sensationalize stories. Though all of these grate on my ears, I don't fault the people using these words this way for not knowing better, and I understand their intended meaning.