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Pet peeve. I dont know where the exact line actually is, but please stop calling any earth movement below a 5 an "earthquake" We have an english word for it.
by IG_Semmelweiss 3y ago
Pet peeve.
I dont know where the exact line actually is, but please stop calling any earth movement below a 5 an "earthquake"
We have an english word for it.
Its a tremor. Lets use it.
An earthquake implies mass destruction.
A tremor at most is a few dogs barking, and a few people getting spooked
- epcoa 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake#Terminology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake#Terminology
- b112 3y agoUsing the strongest word, when a more appropriate one will do, technically correct or not, is wrong. Or will you be happy when you read a story about $x losing exabytes of data, then you read the article, and it's 0.000000012 exabytes?
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- BoiledCabbage 3y agoPlease don't make up your own definition of a word and then get mad at people for not using it your way. An Earthquake is a sudden shaking of the earth that causes seismic waves. Nothing about it requires mass destruction.