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It's a fact that the common usage of the word decimate has diverged from the original meaning. Dictionary: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english
by kzrdude 6y ago
It's a fact that the common usage of the word decimate has diverged from the original meaning.
Dictionary: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/decimate https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/decimat...
- CarbyAu 6y agoYeah. I read "decimate" with the broader definition. I would write "decimate" with the narrower definition. But that scenario doesn't come up much.
- mercer 6y agoThat scenario seems like a recipe for miscommunication though, unless you first lecture the reader on what decimate 'should' mean :).