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Optimized_Orangutan t1_j8jjf4c wrote

Reply to comment by DaddyBobMN in Responses to gentrification by Northwoods01

Picking a single word from a single definition despite colloquial usage is the definition of semantics.

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DaddyBobMN t1_j8jlccz wrote

I would say that arguing a seldom used, neologistic definition of a word carries equal weight to the long established original definition fits the definition of semantics far better.

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Optimized_Orangutan t1_j8jlkiv wrote

You're still just arguing semantics rather than addressing the actual argument...

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Dadfart802 t1_j8jpulz wrote

Wealthy people would be the best thing to happen to the Kingdom IMO. Maybe you’d get some services.

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