> this is circular logic Are you trying to get into a semantic debate because you don't want to do the philosophical one? You're choosing words with a connota

> this is circular logic Are you trying to get into a semantic debate because you don't want to do the philosophical one? You're choosing words with a connotation you know are more extreme. So you avoid basic words like slap and use a basic word like strike. For the connotation. > Hitting colloquially gives the impression of a closed-fist. You don't speak for all of society. So we're 1:1 right now. Let's take a poll. When describing a fight, you see one person using open hand, one person using closed fist. You wouldn't say one is slapping, one is hitting? > what the hell is spanking then? you're not hitting the kid or hurting the kid apparently. is it just another term for a 'stern talking-to?' It's the fear of the whole process. It's the next level after being sent into the corner or something.