Evolution

I have a friend who insists that she "nip troubles in the butt." I had always suggested that it's the "bud" she nip instead. She never made the correction.

These days I wax nostalgic and I let her be, nipping whatever she likes. So her misuse of that phrase stops being my pet peeve and relaxes and evolves itself into part of our shared history together. We both like it better that way.