How TV Tropes Changed The Meaning Of "Trope" | Etymology (“Commonly Misused Words” Explained)

Thanks to TV Tropes, you've probably been using the word "trope" wrong for most of your life. But don't be alarmed! Language is evolving all the time, and its perfectly natural for words to change in meaning. Unless people still find the original meaning useful, such as "irony," where grammar snobs fought back when Alanis Morissette's hit song "Ironic" nearly sealed in a new meaning. Or the case of "literally," a word that can now either mean literally *or* figuratively, because so many people have used the word "literally" ironically, i.e. using it to mean its opposite for dramatic effect. Which is a trope. Confused yet? Just watch the video and it'll all be much clearer.

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