JohnDClay comments on fixed cyberghost's "meme"

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

What do you mean settled? Do words meaning change? Absolutely. Quick examples from Google are awesome, egregious, awful, terrific, smeart->smart, nice, wicked, presently, etc

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[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I mean you feel confindent saying that a word has a meaning that is agreed upon

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Yes? Sometimes multiple in the case of homophones.

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[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 9 points 3 years ago*

So if someone told you that you were using a word or words incorrectly, because the agreed upon usage of that term was decided, you would accept it and wouldn't pedantically argue that point instead?

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