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In which case you'll need to invent a new word, not tell people they're wrong to use a word the way it's long been used.
by leereeves 7y ago
In which case you'll need to invent a new word, not tell people they're wrong to use a word the way it's long been used.
- mcv 7y agoTelling people they're wrong to use a word in an old way is not very constructive, but language changes all the time, and when everybody starts using the words that way, then that's what they will mean.
- leereeves 7y agoThe comment that started all this was: > You and the earlier commenters are using the word “gender” when you mean “sex.” Clearly not everybody is using the word that way.