Words That Changed Their Meanings...

The following is an article from Uncle J...  ...on it; they like to keep the original meaning). Decimate It's hard to believe that such a simple word hid...  ...a horrific history. The original definition of " decimate " was "to kill one in ten." The brutal practice w...  ...fell victim to this practice as...

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/29/words-that-changed-their-meanings/