> we don't help ourselves by using the term as a clumsy proxy for 'substantially bigger'. I thought about it too and I noticed more unfortunate conflicts in co

> we don't help ourselves by using the term as a clumsy proxy for 'substantially bigger'. I thought about it too and I noticed more unfortunate conflicts in colloquial use. For example "weight" when we mean mass and "phenomenon" when we refer to remarkable events or people. I recognize languages evolve, so I'm not upset about it. I wonder how prevalent it is in other languages.