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> But the verb "disable" carries connotations of permanence No it doesn't. I can disable the safety catch or disable the alarm just fine without breaking them.
by pessimizer 4y ago
> But the verb "disable" carries connotations of permanence
No it doesn't. I can disable the safety catch or disable the alarm just fine without breaking them.
- pythonguython 4y agoBefore reading the article, I interpreted the headline to mean a permanent disabling. Like disabling a tank. Or a disabled person. Merriam-Webster may agree with you, but I felt the wording was misleading
- quitit 4y agoActually your interpretation of “Permanent disabling” is the grammatically correct interpretation here, because “if” is used. To indicate concurrent behaviour we need to see a sentence using one of these: when, while, or whilst.