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minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down24·4 months agoMe: Yeah, the term itself is generally understood to be a temporary pause of hostilities. You: wHaT AbOuT eDgE cAsEs
minus-squarefluxion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down7·4 months agoMe: actual pros/cons based on reality of situation You: what about Webster’s dictionary?
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down17·4 months agoThis just in: Words have meaning and it’s how we use them to communicate.
minus-squareTheDoozer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down5·4 months agoThe main purpose of words having meaning is to effectively communicate. Ignoring the context that words are used and insisting on very narrow definitions is not only pedantic, but hinders the ideas being communicated.
Me: Yeah, the term itself is generally understood to be a temporary pause of hostilities. You: wHaT AbOuT eDgE cAsEs
Me: actual pros/cons based on reality of situation
You: what about Webster’s dictionary?
This just in: Words have meaning and it’s how we use them to communicate.
The main purpose of words having meaning is to effectively communicate.
Ignoring the context that words are used and insisting on very narrow definitions is not only pedantic, but hinders the ideas being communicated.