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Really? Decimation is the practise of killing every 10th soldier in a group as a punishment. 10% IS that
by t43562 2y ago
Really? Decimation is the practise of killing every 10th soldier in a group as a punishment. 10% IS that
- robertlagrant 2y agoI think all these identical comments need to take into account reality - most people reading that will not think "oh, so a 10% reduction, then". It's technically correct, and probably chosen to motte and bailey both interpretations, but it's obviously misleading.
- t43562 2y agoIt depends. A 10% reduction in GDP, as an example, would result in great misery. A 10% staff reduction on an already understaffed organisation probably has a very great impact. The damage is probably being expressed very well
- robertlagrant 2y agoA 10% reduction in GDP is different to a 99% reduction, which is how most people interpret "decimated".
- t43562 2y agoI know it isn't worth replying but I never heard of 99% as the definition of decimated.
- robertlagrant 2y ago> I know it isn't worth replying The immediately self-contradictory passive aggression is pointless. > I never heard of 99% as the definition of decimated. Most people hear decimated and think "totally gone" or "almost totally gone".
- t43562 2y agoCambridge dictionary: the act of killing a something in large numbers, or reducing something severely. Not totally gone or almost gone, merely "severely" or in "large numbers".
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