پنج کلمه که قبلا معنی متفاوتی داشتن

In this video

we are going to review 5 words

that used to mean something in the past

but then took a semantic detour.

Let’s find them out.

But I don’t want to marry Mr. Princely, father

I want to become a novelist

and discover the world!

silence!

Being a novelist is such a nice profession

for a young lady like you!

Nice used to mean “silly, foolish, or simple”

This is a nice kitchen.

Nice fire place.

Nice deck.

Hmm

I think I’m gonna take this house.

Nice means pleasant and good.

This is brilliant!

I can see the awful majesty of God in it.

Awful used to mean something worthy of awe.

This coffee tastes awful!

Are you sure you know how to make coffee?

Awful means very bad now.

A lot of people can’t bother

to make good meat nowadays.

War made many penniless.

The word meat used to refer to food in general.

Is there meat in this pizza?

yeah, why?

Don’t you know I’m a vegetarian?

Meat means flesh of animals and birds

eaten as food.

Everyone in my family is cute

but God somehow decided to give me a foolish boy

just like his father.

Cute used to mean clever or shrewd.

aw

your kitty is so cute.

I can just eat her up!

Cute means pretty or attractive now.

When my grandfather was young

he was nervous enough to pick up both of you

by only one hand.

Nervous used to mean strong and sinewy.

That boy Johnny was so nervous and sweaty

that even I felt pity for him.

Nervous means jumpy nowadays.

What words you can add to this list?

Write it down there

tell me its current and previous meaning

and let others know!

I’m going to see you soon!

Bye!