Definition Day

[wolven7]

angst (repeated)

n : an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom [syn: Angst]

LUXT - [Lies of Angels]--- First used in this sense by Jean-Paul Sartre, in terms of realising the personal responsibility we had to ourselves, and our every situation, in the world. The responsibility to our own Transcendence.

"Modernized," Bastard Definition: "Bitchiness," characterized by whining, in a pretentious manner, about things you don't intend to change. First used by whoever didn't appreciate watching someone try to comprehend what their own personal responsibility meant.

That is all.

Comments

You Too!

[angsty.livejournal.com]

So. Geez.

Yeah...

Cheerup Chipmunk love.

Re: You Too!

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I'm not unhappy, per se. More ticked to see so many people using the word incorrectly, so often.

Re: You Too!

[angsty.livejournal.com]

so it WAS directed at me! and welcome to casual conversational english. its almost as bad as the spelling people use in chatrooms. guh. what's SO hard to remember about using there, their, and they're??

anyway- i guess i see your point. sort of. not enough to post something about it tho .

;)

Re: You Too!

[wolven.livejournal.com]

No, not directed at you, specifically, silly. :P

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[mahajarabali.livejournal.com]

When I use the word (or many words, for that matter), I'm using them in the older sense. I hate the newer definitions. They just don't work half of the time.

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[wolven.livejournal.com]

I generally find that older definitions are best. That's why we invent new words. If we don't, language stagnates, becoming nearly incomprehensible.

Re: ...

[karishi.livejournal.com]

Verbing weirds language.

Perhaps with enough time we can make language a complete impediment to understanding.

Ah, Watterson...

Re: ...

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I'm still really sad that he retired. :\