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indeed, this particular one though has the added complication of having part of it's meaning contained in the composition of the word.

It's usage is still changing, obviously , but for me it's a more difficult transition because of the 'deci'




I think this one is already past the past the inflection point, to be honest. I see people using the word with the new meaning far more than the old one; hell, I see people complaining about how the word is used more than I see it used for the original meaning. My take is that the original meaning is so narrow that it's almost inevitable that any more broad usage that appeared would overtake it to the point of drowning out the original.




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