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> Sadly (?) the word "nothing" seems to have become overloaded "Infinity" is another one of those things that used to be murky, but simple; after Cantor we now
by DemocracyFTW2 3y ago
> Sadly (?) the word "nothing" seems to have become overloaded
"Infinity" is another one of those things that used to be murky, but simple; after Cantor we now have different infinities ℵ0, ℵ1... an un-Ockhamian proliferation of terms, and we have to worry about the spaces between them. Science ruins everything!
- throw0101c 3y agoThe use of "literally" to mean figuratively has grown in popularity in recent years (as a form of emphasis); though it is not a new use: * https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/misuse-of-literally https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/misuse-of-literally