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I was momentarily confused by the mismatch between the title and the article. The author means "de-evolution" (going backwards with respect to progress) not "de
by torstenvl 3y ago
I was momentarily confused by the mismatch between the title and the article. The author means "de-evolution" (going backwards with respect to progress) not "devolution" (more power to the people).
- geor9e 3y agodevolution (n) - (word sense #2) retrograde evolution, degeneration (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devolution https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devolution) de-evolution & deevolution aren't words https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/de-evolution https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/de-evolution
- torstenvl 3y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphological_derivation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphological_derivation https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/de- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/de-
- geor9e 3y agoSure, but it's one of English's specific exceptions to the rule. De-evolution should be spelled with one e, in-flammable actually means flammable, etc