• DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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    8 months ago

    And when you confront them on their misuse of a word they just say some bullshit like “umm acktually the definitions of words change over time, so it’s really your fault for sticking to a standard definition of the word instead of using mine.”

    • BountifulEggnog [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      8 months ago

      Yup. “this is how I, and everyone I have ever known use the word. Also here’s a dictionary defining it that way”

      “language perspectivist much :smuglord:”

      • Egon [they/them]@hexbear.netOP
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        8 months ago

        Saw someone post the dictionary definition of “anarchy” after being told that anarchists weren’t just anti-government every man for themselves types. “The dictionary says it is, so I can just ignore political theory” smuglord