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People can choose what words they decide to use. They simply have to be educated enough to know the difference and concerned enough to care.
by ceilingcorner 6y ago
People can choose what words they decide to use. They simply have to be educated enough to know the difference and concerned enough to care.
- Bakary 6y agoBut that's the point. They don't have to do anything. They will use words in certain ways, and the meaning will change. And if enough people support that meaning, they will be eventually be correct. Consider how the meaning of epicurean has evolved due to Christian influence over time. Now matter how much education people get on the topic of the original philosophy, it will not be sufficient to erase the alternative meaning of the word.