@tindall@cybre.space language is a funny thing. People sometimes choose their wording because they think one things "sounds" or makes then "sound" more intelligent using it. However, people simply hear things used a certain way enough times, and it takes on that meaning for them and they don't distinguish it from the original meaning.

I have some huge pet peeves on language, and will make corrections when I am bothered deeply enough. One that annoys me is "That begs the question". I have heard it used incorrectly so often, even by news persons and others that should be versed in the language they are using there comes a point where I just have to shake my head and let it go, or continue to yell at the TV or radio. "Decimate" when one means annihilate is yet another. "Unique" with comparative adverbs such as "very" remind me of the young child having multiple "Best" friends.

You can try to correct a person's speech usage, but at some point you lose as the language grows to encompass their usage relegating the original meaning to "Obscure".

I challenge you to look up the etymology of the word "nice". See if you still feel the same way.