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this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2023
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Um actually a word's etymology does not define its modern usage. 🤓
proscriptivists btfo lmao
It does if people use it correctly
Found the language prescriptivist! Linguists, let’s all point and laugh at them!
Hah hah! Oh wait...
You’ve fallen victim to one of the classic blunders
You do realize that there are multiple definitions for the word "decimate", yes?
Good goob, booby froob.
Except when that word still has a literal meaning which is used by people to represent the original idea.
Your first paragraph illustrates the point you were making very well. The last paragraph was absolutely not necessary.
Calm down