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Mission is a perfectly valid word for describing an outing of a submarine, specially when most of the discussion is surrounding the technical aspects of it. Do
by greiskul 3y ago
Mission is a perfectly valid word for describing an outing of a submarine, specially when most of the discussion is surrounding the technical aspects of it. Do you also get angry when a business describes something as mission critical?
- avidphantasm 3y ago> Do you also get angry when a business describes something as mission critical? Not if they are doing something useful to others. Are hikers who get lost on a mission?
- civilitty 3y agomission [1]: (1) a specific task with which a person or a group is charged (2) a definite military, *naval*, or aerospace task So in answer to your question, yes. If hikers wanted to call their hike a mission it is well within their rights. Merriam-Webster isn’t going to stop them. You should seriously find better things to do with your life than obtuse rebellion against dictionary definitions. It makes you look like an illiterate nonce. [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission
- avidphantasm 3y agoYou're the one who cited the dictionary.
- civilitty 3y agoYou complained about diction. I cited a dictionary.
- wetmore 3y agoIt's actually really common in the outdoor recreation world to refer to an outing of some sort as a mission.
- iancmceachern 3y agoI refer to a trip to the grocery store as a mission sometimes
- harpiaharpyja 3y agoYes, this is not an uncommon usage of the word.
- avidphantasm 3y agoSadly puffery and euphemism are all too common.