3 ms·
The right term is "griefing". Semantics do matter. If you read a medical article that said "the lungs are the organ of the body that pump blood around, other a
by zarzavat 4y ago
The right term is "griefing".
Semantics do matter. If you read a medical article that said "the lungs are the organ of the body that pump blood around, other authors may use the term 'heart'", you wouldn't pay much attention to it, right?
- lapcat 4y ago> The right term is "griefing". I've never heard that one before, despite being online for decades. It seems to be specific to online gaming, which I don't participate in.
- fragsworth 4y agoGriefing is usually in the context of a game, and griefing usually involves ruining the fun someone is having in that game. It's generally more benign than anti-semitism or promoting racism online.
- readthenotes1 4y agoAs semantics matter, in your sentence "Semantics do matter." it would have been more better to say "Word choice matters." because semantics is the meaning of the word used (or the study thereof), not the actual word used. You are not objecting, I believe, to the author's intended meaning--you seem to have clearly understood that and believe the different word would have been better used.