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[-] kureta@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Too late. it is a widely used term with a very specific meaning now. that's language for you. not just modern language. all of language.

[-] Zip2@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah, you’re right. If I’d have spoken up earlier then people would have listened!

[-] kureta@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

I feel your pain. I am not a native english speaker but I see lots of comparable words come up in my language. I believe they are wrong but I know many "wrong" examples that were wrong a century ago but they are part of the daily language now.

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