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Merriam-Webster, the Orwellian dictionary which changed the definition of "sexual preference" just after Amy Coney Barrett used it in her SCOTUS appointment hea

Merriam-Webster, the Orwellian dictionary which changed the definition of "sexual preference" just after Amy Coney Barrett used it in her SCOTUS appointment hearings? [1][2] [1] Snopes: Did Merriam-Webster Update Its Entry on ‘Sexual Preference’ After Barrett Hearing? https://archive.ph/dFEIk https://archive.ph/dFEIk [2] Of course, they say only changed it merely "after" she used it, not "because" of it. But come on...

finite_jest 5y ago
Just for the sake of geeking out, here are some definitions from other dictionaries I could find: Macmillan [1]: someone who believes that vaccinations are harmful to human health and so refuses to vaccinate their children against childhood diseases Lexico (Oxford) [2]: A person who is opposed to vaccination. Cambridge [3]: someone who does not agree with vaccinating people (= giving them injections to prevent disease) and spreads and encourages opinions against vaccines Wikitionary [4]: A person who opposes vaccination, as for its purported dangerous effects. Dictionary.com [5]: a person who distrusts or is against vaccination, especially a parent who refuses to have a young child vaccinated. American Heritage [6] and Longman [7]: It seems that they do not have an entry. Collins also doesn't have an entry, but apparently there was a suggestion for adding it in 2015. [8] [1]: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/anti-vaxxer https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/anti-... [2]: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/anti-vaxxer https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/anti-vaxxer [3]: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/antivaxxer https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/antivaxx... [4]: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=anti-vaxxer&oldid=64898506 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=anti-vaxxer&oldi... [5]: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/antivaxxer https://www.dictionary.com/browse/antivaxxer [6]: https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=anti-vaxxer https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=anti-vaxxer [7]: https://www.ldoceonline.com/spellcheck/english/?q=anti-vaxxer https://www.ldoceonline.com/spellcheck/english/?q=anti-vaxxe... [8]: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/15399/Anti-Vaxxer https://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/15399/Anti-Vaxx...
lioeters 5y ago
Merriam-Webster also changed the definition of "vaccine". Jan 18th, 2021: https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193104/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccine https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193104/https://www.merri... > a preparation of killed microorganisms, living attenuated organisms, or living fully virulent organisms that is administered to produce or artificially increase immunity to a particular disease Now: > a preparation that is administered (as by injection) to stimulate the body's immune response against a specific infectious agent or disease

finite_jest 5y ago

Just for the sake of geeking out, here are some definitions from other dictionaries I could find: Macmillan [1]: someone who believes that vaccinations are harmful to human health and so refuses to vaccinate their children against childhood diseases Lexico (Oxford) [2]: A person who is opposed to vaccination. Cambridge [3]: someone who does not agree with vaccinating people (= giving them injections to prevent disease) and spreads and encourages opinions against vaccines Wikitionary [4]: A person who opposes vaccination, as for its purported dangerous effects. Dictionary.com [5]: a person who distrusts or is against vaccination, especially a parent who refuses to have a young child vaccinated. American Heritage [6] and Longman [7]: It seems that they do not have an entry. Collins also doesn't have an entry, but apparently there was a suggestion for adding it in 2015. [8] [1]: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/anti-vaxxer https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/anti-... [2]: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/anti-vaxxer https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/anti-vaxxer [3]: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/antivaxxer https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/antivaxx... [4]: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=anti-vaxxer&oldid=64898506 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=anti-vaxxer&oldi... [5]: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/antivaxxer https://www.dictionary.com/browse/antivaxxer [6]: https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=anti-vaxxer https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=anti-vaxxer [7]: https://www.ldoceonline.com/spellcheck/english/?q=anti-vaxxer https://www.ldoceonline.com/spellcheck/english/?q=anti-vaxxe... [8]: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/15399/Anti-Vaxxer https://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/15399/Anti-Vaxx...

lioeters 5y ago

Merriam-Webster also changed the definition of "vaccine". Jan 18th, 2021: https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193104/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccine https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193104/https://www.merri... > a preparation of killed microorganisms, living attenuated organisms, or living fully virulent organisms that is administered to produce or artificially increase immunity to a particular disease Now: > a preparation that is administered (as by injection) to stimulate the body's immune response against a specific infectious agent or disease