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FYI Merriam Webster is among the worst dictionaries. They are highly activist and have redefined words repeatedly to suit the progressive/far-left political pla
by throwawaysea 5y ago
FYI Merriam Webster is among the worst dictionaries. They are highly activist and have redefined words repeatedly to suit the progressive/far-left political platform.
A couple examples (but there are more):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52993306 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52993306
https://www.dailywire.com/news/merriam-webster-suddenly-alters-definition-of-preference-after-dems-attack-coney-barrett https://www.dailywire.com/news/merriam-webster-suddenly-alte...
- pseudalopex 5y agoThey added systemic oppression of a racial group to the 3 definitions of racism they already had. Do you deny this is a common meaning? LGBT people objected to sexual preference since the 1980s at least.[1] [1] https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-07-23-8602230095-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-07-23-860223...