beka valentine on Nostr: the word "fast", tho not in Whorf's list, is even funnier as an example because ...

the word "fast", tho not in Whorf's list, is even funnier as an example because today, like "speed", we use it almost exclusively for its velocity meaning

but very occassionally we use it in a different more archaic sounding sense, as in "to hold fast"

now what in the world