the word 'safe'...
well in 1980...prince charles and princess anne had used it as in the 'safety dance' popvideo (the nazi one - see previous notes) and princess anne used to use the word 'care' as in 'carex' programming to pretend that she cared about ill cult slaves....
having had a look at the slang index for 'safe' and its possible uses...well that reminded me of the rebel group in clacton - why?
well the way in which it is now used - is very similar to the way in which they used it...because the ill were stalking/hunting them down and so everything had to be thoroughly checked....absolutely everything and so the question "is he/she/it safe?" was a very common one - in relation to strangers/phone calls/food and drink...you name it....as you can imagine...
and now the unspoken question 'is he/she/it safe?' appears to have become a 'fashion'...well probably not just a fashion i would have said because nothing comes out of a vacuum - does it?
so if i were teaching a class and students were annoying me with 'overuse' of that word...i might just tell them about my own experience...either that or i would laugh and say 'are we all SAFE today, class? well then put on your safety belts and we'll begin...'
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