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The Catholic Frequency · September 13 · 5 min

The Word Stayed. The Meaning Left.

In September 1944, C.S. Lewis wrote The Death of Words for The Spectator. Nice used to mean foolish. Party trick. The live problem is when Christian starts meaning nice, and love and marriage have to be rescued with the word true. The letters stay. The meaning walks off.

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In September 1944, C.S. Lewis wrote The Death of Words for The Spectator. Nice used to mean foolish. Party trick. The live problem is when Christian starts meaning nice, and love and marriage have to be rescued with the word true. The letters stay. The meaning walks off.

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