But the semantics are interesting: For Bolt to adopt the word "legend" as his mantra the last four years instead of "great" leaves the success of the enterprise open to interpretation.
Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala decided to adopt the word "volta", which Fellini had used in one of his books to describe the changing of scene or a turnaround in time within a cinematic context.
Theodore Murray of Cambridge, Mass., said that if The Times fails to adopt the word torture, "you perpetuate the fantasy that calling a thing by something other than its name will change the thing itself".
However, the senior judges believe that the default position should precisely be the opposite: We adopt the words of Lord Justice Leveson in his report [Part G, chapter 3 para 2.39]: "the current guidance in this area needs to be strengthened.
I am not deadenough or modern enough to adopt the word 'her-story', inplace of 'his-tory', but I feel compelled to suggest that thisfalse, whimsical and, to my ear, ugly etymology could, ifever, be appropriately invoked here, for I am a prime andoccasionally quoted example of the new 'her-story'.
Of course, this is a minor update, but in light of the posts linked above it's fairly interesting to see the startup actually adopt the word.
"The Department also recognizes that (Save the Children Australia) has suffered detriment for which — to adopt the words of Professor Doogan — the payment of money cannot be adequate compensation," the department said in a statement.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of adopting the word from the other language?
The French players have adopted the word "Spartan!" as their battle cry for the Cup.
He cheerily describes his views –adopting the words of others – as "outlandish".
