You miss my point, which is:Originally Posted by clocker
That many people misuse words is not in dispute; that they, when called on the fact, refuse to retract, deny, reword, or re-define their statements and their intended meaning is, in the main, when this definitional fluidity arises, as an issue.
I do not dispute many words have multiple meanings, but to take this obvious fact to illogical and ridiculous extremes is foolish, and, dare I say it, even dangerous.
To furnish new definitions willy-nilly is folly.![]()
Just because a fool drives his car into the swimming pool to see if it will float does not mean that to do so, ipso facto, becomes an accepted optional activity for motorists, does it?
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