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Dictionaries aren't necessarily a good reference for technical terms.
by ShardPhoenix 15y ago
Dictionaries aren't necessarily a good reference for technical terms.
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- boas 15y agoExactly. Dictionaries don't always reflect current usage. Take a look at how the Oxford English Dictionary defines "sarcastic": "a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark." By that definition, "you're stupid!" is sarcastic.
- Jach 15y agoI like to emphasize "Dictionary editors are historians of usage, not legislators of language." ( http://lesswrong.com/lw/od/37_ways_that_words_can_be_wrong/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/od/37_ways_that_words_can_be_wrong/ )