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I think you misunderstand my post. The person who was quoted as saying that “ignorant” isn’t pejorative since the dictionary definition of the word isn’t pejor
by skh 8y ago
I think you misunderstand my post. The person who was quoted as saying that “ignorant” isn’t pejorative since the dictionary definition of the word isn’t pejorative is being an ass. Colloquial usage trumps dictionary definitions when it comes to interpreting speech.
- Fellshard 8y agoDepends on the context, too. Especially in non-casual contexts, where more rigor is expected, you take greater care to use and define terms more consistently in order to make communication more accurate and effective.
- johan_larson 8y agoOops. My bad. Sorry.