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Conflate is seldom used correctly on HN. It means combine but now people use it when they mean confuse.
by tomcam 3y ago
Conflate is seldom used correctly on HN. It means combine but now people use it when they mean confuse.
- fuzztester 3y agoOh wow, didn't know that, thanks. Yes, I've mainly or only seen used it on HN in the sense of confuse, or mistake one thing or concept for another.
- giantg2 3y agoActually, there are multiple definitions of conflate. One of these does have confuse as a synonym.
- tomcam 3y agoYes. I should have been more precise and described it as a secondary definition (which has become the primary definition in recent years).