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What is the world?

• NoMoreNicksLeft 12y ago
  In archaic usages, it's the universe itself. In modern usage, the planet as a whole.
  • meepmorp 12y ago
    > In modern usage, the planet as a whole. In common usage, when a person refers to the world changing, they're referring to the human world changing.
    • NoMoreNicksLeft 12y ago
      In common usage, Austria is the place where kangaroos live. "Common usage" is such a low standard some chimpanzees manage to measure up. I don't believe it to be sufficient for intelligent discussion.
      • meepmorp 12y ago
        Yeah, there's a difference between factual errors and implicit scope of reference in commonly used phrases. Don't be a jackass.