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Invoke comes from Latin invocō, invocāre, meaning “to call upon”. I wouldn’t view it as a misuse, but rather a shortening.
by spudlyo 1y ago
Invoke comes from Latin invocō, invocāre, meaning “to call upon”. I wouldn’t view it as a misuse, but rather a shortening.
- thaumasiotes 1y ago> Invoke comes from Latin invocō, invocāre, meaning “to call upon”. (In the way you'd call upon a skill, not in the way you'd call upon a neighbor.)
- exe34 1y agoWhich fits nicely for calling a function - you use its skill, you don't call for a chat.
- coldtea 1y agoBut vocare (the voco in invoco) is how you'd call a neighbor
- marcosdumay 1y agoIt's calling a person like by saying their name loudly.