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> So-called λ-calculus? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so-called https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so-called > 1: commonly named > the s

> So-called λ-calculus? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so-called https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so-called > 1: commonly named > the so-called pocket veto

pcl 7y ago
I'm surprised that Merriam-Webster puts that definition in the first position. I definitely consider so-called to have a negative connotation, as in the second definition.
- orf 7y ago
  Same, “so-called” is almost exclusively used in the negative sense. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it used in another way.
  - fenomas 7y ago
    I think both senses are still common. I mainly hear the first one from news sources - "more cases of the so-called corona virus" or such.