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> So if it's long enough it assumes it's correct Sure, that's a good enough of a descriptivist basis for a definition to be "correct." I'd wager most folks on
by lelandfe 5y ago
> So if it's long enough it assumes it's correct
Sure, that's a good enough of a descriptivist basis for a definition to be "correct."
I'd wager most folks on here don't see the name "The Pirate Bay" and question what it has to do with literal seafaring scallywags.
- mountainboy 5y agocounterpoint. I do. every time. Using the term "pirate" or "piracy" for copyright infringement annoys the hell out of me.
- skinnymuch 5y agoYou don’t question it because of actual confusion. You’re questioning it because you want to question it each time you come across it. Makes sense. It is an issue for you.