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SexyScribe · 07-11-2005, 06:20 PM

Most people have come to associate the word "pornography" with various forms of sexual acts, when in fact, the word comes from Greek origins meaning "writing about prostitutes".

Seems the word has already evolved from its orginal definition... which is what language does according to common usage.

From dictionary.com:

por·nog·ra·phy
n.

1. Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
2. The presentation or production of this material.
3. Lurid or sensational material: ?Recent novels about the Holocaust have kept Hitler well offstage [so as] to avoid the... pornography of the era? (Morris Dickstein).

[French pornographie, from pornographe, pornographer, from Late Greek pornographos, writing about prostitutes : porn, prostitute; see per-5 in Indo-European Roots + graphein, to write; see -graphy.]

Language is constantly evolving to reflect the changes in the world.
*People* sway the tide of language's evolution by using or discarding words.

07-11-2005, 06:20 PM
SexyScribe Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: up north, tabarnak Posts: 211	Most people have come to associate the word "pornography" with various forms of sexual acts, when in fact, the word comes from Greek origins meaning "writing about prostitutes". Seems the word has already evolved from its orginal definition... which is what language does according to common usage. From dictionary.com: por·nog·ra·phy n. 1. Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal. 2. The presentation or production of this material. 3. Lurid or sensational material: ?Recent novels about the Holocaust have kept Hitler well offstage [so as] to avoid the... pornography of the era? (Morris Dickstein). [French pornographie, from pornographe, pornographer, from Late Greek pornographos, writing about prostitutes : porn, prostitute; see per-5 in Indo-European Roots + graphein, to write; see -graphy.] Language is constantly evolving to reflect the changes in the world. People sway the tide of language's evolution by using or discarding words. __________________ SexyScribe.com - Erotica Story Content - Adult Words for Adult Sites ICQ: 249-715-034 \| scribe at sexyscribe dot com Make a statement. Hire a skilled writer.