3 ms·
This is how language evolves. For supermajority: the construction means “beyond majority” or “above majority”, it is implemented as a higher percentage in most
by zmgsabst 2mo ago
This is how language evolves.
For supermajority: the construction means “beyond majority” or “above majority”, it is implemented as a higher percentage in most systems, and there is a utility in being able to refer to high ratio majority.
So people have repurposed a technical word to a general word, of roughly the same meaning.
- albatross79 2mo agoNo, some usage is just wrong, even if many people are doing it.
- bhelkey 2mo agoEnglish is descriptive not prescriptive. The meaning of words change over time. "Disappoint" was originally the inverse of "appoint" and meant to remove from office.
- albatross79 2mo agoIt's neither. If you accept and approve of people wearing their pants around their knees, its a fashion evolution. If you think pants should cover your ass, it's just poor behavior. Analogous to the use of language.