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> the environmentalists are the ones who Literally says that. The 2024 Honda Pilots are … ‘Some’ X are Y, is talking about a subgroup of X, ‘the’ X are Y is
by Retric 1y ago
> the environmentalists are the ones who
Literally says that. The 2024 Honda Pilots are …
‘Some’ X are Y, is talking about a subgroup of X, ‘the’ X are Y is talking about all X.
Beyond often it’s people trying to create barriers to something who setup these kinds of reviews not environmentalists. In old cities you’ll see people using historic preservation for similar ends.
- terminalshort 1y agoLanguage doesn't follow formal logical rules like that.
- Retric 1y agoWords have meaning, it’s not strict logical constructs yet A or B means something different than A and B. Sure English generally uses an exclusive or rather than a logical or, but as long as approximate meaning is conveyed that’s fine.