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Which dictionary defines taking as simply gaining or acquiring something? If you "take" something from someone else it generally means that they no longer have
by autoexec 3y ago
Which dictionary defines taking as simply gaining or acquiring something?
If you "take" something from someone else it generally means that they no longer have what you took.
This is all really pretty simple:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4
Also, (at least in the US) legally copyright infringement is distinct from stealing.
- ben_w 3y agoHot take, take a photo, take part, take the bus, take a left, take a shower, take pride in your work, take a joke, take something apart, take my word for it, take a while, take an oath. Being over precious about definitions is unwise. Also, from https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/take https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/take Verb, 1, To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- jasonjayr 3y agoThis use of 'take' is an endless source of dad jokes, of course. Child: "I'm going to go take a shower" Dad: "Make sure you put it back when you're done."
- worthless-trash 3y agoA new legend, was born.
- bcrosby95 3y agoIs taking a picture of someone kidnapping?
- ben_w 3y agoCurious choice of example. I know what you mean of course, but the point is words shift meaning. For a counter-example connected to your choice, I was recently made aware of the Latin word for "to abduct", and how that word may well be why it took so long for spousal abuse to become recognised as an offence — to paraphrase your own question to demonstrate how this goes very wrong, how can you "abduct" someone you live with?
- cto_of_antifa 3y ago[dead]
- gpm 3y agoDepends on who you ask https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8380/did-some-cultures-believe-that-photography-can-steal-your-soul https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8380/did-some-c...