Have we completely changed the meaning of EDC???

[Skimo]

I had literal EDC knives my Benchmade 3550 and 722 for over 10 years, I was content, I don't rotate every day or every week, not even every month, even now sometimes it may take months to change out one knife for another. Same for multi tools and flashlights.

I do wear the same pair of shoes until they fall apart, then buy a new pair on sale.

I'm fine with carried knives being EDCs if you carry a knife everyday.

 

[2 shot]

I EDC (every day carry) a folding knife and a flashlight. They are not always the same knife and light which brings me to a question for the OP.

If I don't EDC the same knife and light I can't carry one every day?...this thread just has me too confused!

 

[HoosierQ]

To me, every day carry is a category. Something I would take with me at any given time leaving the house, something that is not specific to a particular purpose. It would be seperate from other categories of knives/gear such as hunting, fishing, dress knives, etc. It doesn't mean that I should carry one particular knife EVERY day. It's kind of the same thing as casual clothing: shorts, t-shirts, jeans, etc. Seperate categories for clothing for hunting, fishing, formal, etc.

I sure hope that makes sense, I'm on my phone and it's been a long day.

This is me here. It's a category. I carry different knives on the weekend and away from work because I have to limit my blade length to under 3" at work. If I were out camping or hiking in the woods I'd have a fixed blade knife in a sheath on my belt. I would not call that an EDC. In the gun world where I first heard this term EDC, it is generally considered a cateogry as well. As in "I have a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Long Colt but I EDC either a Glock 19 or a Walther PPK, depending on the clothing I am wearing and the time of year".

EDC is a category of smallish, handy, usually pocket knives that one at least tends to carry frequently while undertaking "Every Day Activities". If you were a trapper in Alaska, I suspect what you EDC might well be something I'd own...but wouldn't EDC.

 

[zzyzzogeton]

From Zzyzzogeton's dictionary

EDC -eee-dee-cee
adjective
1. an object that is literally carried every day; usage structure This is my EDC (insert noun of choice here). Example: I have carried everyday since dirt was clean.
2. an object that is commonly carried on a daily; basis usage structure I EDC a insert noun of choice here. Example: I carry this knife every day.

verb
1. the process of carrying a specific item usage structure I EDC a/this/that insert noun of choice here Example: I EDC this Kabar Whoflung X4378

This is the English language we are writing about here. It is a "living, constantly changing" set of rules. We don't say " Methinks the lady doth protest too much." any longer. We say "She's a lying b......" The usage of any given word changes over time, sometimes for the better, sometimes not. The English we speak now would give a 1600s Englishman the ??huh??? what's that mean feeling for sure.

Many words that were in use 50, 25 or as little as 5 years ago are no longer used or have completely changed their day-to-day meaning. Some from political correctness, some because they no longer apply or mean what they did. I mean really, how many people under the age of 30 (35?, 40?) have actually ever used a for-real dial telephone? Yet, for a long time, the phrase "Dial..." was alive. It has been replaced with the ubiquitous "Call ..."

The same thing is going on here. EDC started out as meaning one thing, was picked up by others, then the word began to be used as terminology for something other than the original usage. I fully expect that EDC will add an adverb meaning some day. Heck, maybe even a conjunction meaning, who knows. We will have a "definitive" use of the word someday when it shows up in the Oxford International Dictionary of the English language.

And as soon as it becomes official it, it will begin to change again.