How can one word have such completely disconnected, different meanings?
To me, this is a way to frequent occurance in the English language and always creates the feeling in me that I will never fully master it because I can be surprised by the usage of even a word that I thought I already knew.
>>9834626
look at the etymology. They're not different at all. Comes from oblique--slanted, indirect, at an angle. by adding "-ity", conveys state of being. In 1., the infant is in the process of coming out at an angle. In 2., a person is not being straight in their dealings, they are moving at an angle against you. It's simply two applications of the same concept.
>>9834667
i'm not sure if i should be annoyed or appreciative toward words.