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For some words, I prefer to cling to the last vestiges of the archaic definition until there's nothing left. And "decimated" is too cool of a word to, er... ann
by biot 14y ago
For some words, I prefer to cling to the last vestiges of the archaic definition until there's nothing left. And "decimated" is too cool of a word to, er... annihilate the original meaning.
- saraid216 14y agoI think a solid case could be made that 10% of the original meaning is left. If you really like the original meaning, then you should increase its usage in as originally meant so that there's a reason for dictionaries to place the original definition next to the ones that other people actually use in real life.
- biot 14y agoLike this? http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimate http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimate All those in favor of me increasing its usage, please form a line.
- Matt_Cutts 14y agoIf it makes you feel better, I cling to the original "10% reduction" meaning of decimated too. :)