Mental

Created by Unknown User (est1), last modified by Unknown User (msc5) on Nov 19, 2012

2006-12-11T10:25:50ZSValentineMental [men-tl] n. 1. Stupid 2. Crazy Source: Dictionary of Geneseo English 1998 (Submitted by SValentine)As of 2012, 100% knew the word and 0% believed it to be of local origin.(Craft, G-M, 2012)

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Based on recent survey results, 100% of students knew this word and 0% believed it is of local origin. It is also worth noting that this word might be undergoing pejoration due to its negative treatment of mental illness (M. Donaldson, 2022). 

Posted by mgd5 at May 07, 2022 18:14

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