Yeah, peruse is like scan in that regard.  And the term "moot point" (all-too-often misspoken as "mute point") has undergone a change in meaning from "a point worthy of discussion" to exactly the opposite.

I've always found the evolution of language to be fascinating.

On 5/25/06, seanadams < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

rudholm Wrote:
> Ah, it hadn't ocurred to me that "set" in that context meant, well,
> "set".

Some trivia for fellow logophiles: the word "set" had more meanings
than any other in English.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=set

I also like "scan" - it has two exactly opposite meanings!


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