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The point of saying and writing things is to be understood by your audience. If I know a given wording is widely misunderstood, to the point I'm planning to im
by michaelt 8mo ago
The point of saying and writing things is to be understood by your audience.
If I know a given wording is widely misunderstood, to the point I'm planning to immediately follow it with a clarification - often that's a sign it's not a very good wording.
There are exceptions, of course - go ahead and say Cephalopods (things like octopuses and squid) if you're a marine biology educator.
- johnisgood 8mo agoI am pretty sure the term "synergistic" is widely used among laymen as well in the context of supplements and medications. So yeah, sure, context does matter.