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"C Change" what is it?

"C Change" what is it?

"C Change" what is it?

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Over the passed few days I’ve been watching CNN, MSNBC, BBC et al and all the reporters have been using the term C change. What dose it mean and what is its origin?

RE: "C Change" what is it?

Could you provide some usage context?

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RE: "C Change" what is it?

I think they mean "sea change"

Merriam-Webster Online

Main Entry: sea change
Function: noun
1 archaic : a change brought about by the sea
2 : a marked change : TRANSFORMATION

RE: "C Change" what is it?

from http://en.wiktionary.org

Etymology

Phrase sea change was coined by Shakespeare, from Ariel's song in "The Tempest".

"Full fathom five thy father lies:
Of his bones are coral made:
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange."

Noun
   1. Profound transformation.

Larry

RE: "C Change" what is it?

I always understood it to mean a very rapid or extreme change in circumstances, as in weather conditions "at sea" experienced by deep water sailors.

RE: "C Change" what is it?

I like the links provided by CorBlimeyLimey.

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RE: "C Change" what is it?


I reckon TangoCleveland got it right. "C-change" examples as indicated by CorBlimeyLimey are simply derived from "sea-change".
When the expression or similar to "A sea-change is needed" is used, it implies a significant change for the better is required, usually to profoundly invigorate an individual by chaging their circumstances, but also could be used to descibe the state of an enterprise or project. I believe it also relates to an earlier period when the wealthy could afford restoration by taking in sea air and thus for a little while avoid breathing the then foul city air.

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