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[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So words have settled meanings when you say they do?

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 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

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes? Sometimes multiple in the case of homophones.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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?