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Originally Posted by Qilin
Consensus is the very mechanism by which word meanings are agreed upon after all.
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This is just from a descriptivist approach, which emphasizes changes, as opposed to a prescriptivist approach, which focuses on standardization. It just reflects which camp you are in regarding the usage of a language.
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Meanings evolve over time according the context they are developed in.
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My problem with this is that I don't think "over time" applies to the usage of the word "shounen" yet. It hasn't been all that long since "shounen" started seeing usage in English. I think at this point, it's still an oft-misused and abused term. It is not yet too late to correct what is becoming a runaway misunderstanding.