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<comment reiterating that word usage changes and being a stickler for "right" definitions is a waste of time> just because you think a term should be used one
by owldimoon 7y ago
<comment reiterating that word usage changes and being a stickler for "right" definitions is a waste of time>
just because you think a term should be used one way or another doesn't mean your opinion is at all valuable. it's more useful to go with the wave of society rather than trying to imbue change on an obscure web forum.
- jobigoud 7y agoStill valuable to point out that a number of people will not understand the sentence in the way the person intends it to be understood. In this case it's clear from context, but sometimes not so much.
- jdcro 7y agoHis opinion is valuable, just as much as yours. Don't be an ass. And he happens to be correct, so it's probably more valuable.
- 100100010001 7y agoHow so?
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