In common English, I'm not sure "exponentially" has ever meant 2^x. I think it may have moved straight into English from mathematics already wrecked. I thin the

In common English, I'm not sure "exponentially" has ever meant 2^x. I think it may have moved straight into English from mathematics already wrecked. I thin the majority of the time I see it, it's being used for x^2 or similar polynomials. You won't be able to "solve" this until the general population is aware of the differences between those two functions, which is probably pretty hopeless.