http://www.word-detective.com/2008/09/light/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/09/light/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Steve Dunham Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:09:25 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/01/25/light/#comment-286 The slang phrase "lighten up" also seems to employ the verb in the meaning of "make cheerful." The slang phrase “lighten up” also seems to employ the verb in the meaning of “make cheerful.”

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2008/09/light/comment-page-1/#comment-116 GuanoLad Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:49:53 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/01/25/light/#comment-116 What about "To make light" of something, meaning to make fun of, or point out the humour of, a situation? Doesn't that mean the “make cheerful” meaning is not obsolete, or is this another kind of "light" again? What about “To make light” of something, meaning to make fun of, or point out the humour of, a situation? Doesn’t that mean the “make cheerful” meaning is not obsolete, or is this another kind of “light” again?

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