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[-] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago

Counteract is also valid.

This is a counteraction.

[-] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Counteract means to oppose something to reduce its effect. Contradict means to say or do something opposite or inconsistent with something else.

[-] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 5 points 10 months ago

This attempted contradiction doesn't seem to counteract the above comment.

[-] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

Note how they are not mutually exclusive

[-] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago

Perfect, I can now use any word thats not mutually exclusive completely dependently (interchangeably) and be appreciated (understood)

[-] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

No, you definitely still have to match the meaning to the context. That's pretty fundamental to communication.

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