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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I agree that "either" is more specific. And I don't mind being reminded of it.

Otoh "any" is defined as ∃ x and every definition I found explicitely specified that cardinality is irrelevant. Either then is a subset of any, not a separate category.

So imho this isn't a mistake and you're way more unconditional than you should.

PS: as long that everyone remains sufficiently mutually understandable we should adopt a descriptivist attitude towards languages instead of a prescriptivist one.

PPS: Don't get me started on language as a class marker. This is a threat. c:

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