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Using the word abandon absolutely implies you'll never pick it up again. > While all these words mean "to give up completely," abandon stresses finality and co
by rendaw 4y ago
Using the word abandon absolutely implies you'll never pick it up again.
> While all these words mean "to give up completely," abandon stresses finality and completeness in giving up.
per https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandon https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandon
You may be using it hyperbolically, but if you go out of your way to clarify you don't mean it why use the hyperbole in the first place?
The point of this piece is that you should accept never coming back to things removed from your river - Buddhist attachment, etc.