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M17CH t1_j9uqva1 wrote

Reply to comment by mayasky76 in Boris Johnson calls on UK to 'break the ice' by sending fighter jets to Ukraine - and warns China against 'historic mistake' by R1ckCrypto

In modern usage it has a different meaning. I wonder if you subscribe to this same thought for the phrase "well-regulated."

Also let's not act like you aren't saying this because you saw the TIL from a couple days ago.

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Intruder313 t1_j9wbvpp wrote

When people use 'decimate' incorrectly I educate them.

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M17CH t1_j9wfn5c wrote

They aren't using it incorrectly. It has taken on a new meaning in the modern world. The historical definition is not the "correct" way to use it.

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mayasky76 t1_j9urjj4 wrote

Wtf are you talking about....

You think I.... a 47yr old British person with a BBC accent you wouldn't belive, someone who actually had Latin lessons in school..... need a reddit TIL to learn the meaning of the word decimate.

Sigh.... dei gratia sum quod sum eh!

We also know what well regulated means. We have a dictionary over here.

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Millenniauld t1_j9waf3f wrote

Id est quod est, people like him will always think that education means "saw a meme on reddit" because it's the only way they know anything.

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M17CH t1_j9uxuqr wrote

>need a reddit TIL to learn the meaning of the word decimate.

Yes. Historical meaning btw, not current.

>Sigh.... dei gratia sum quod sum eh!

Posting a phrase in Latin anonymously behind a screen is proof of absolutely nothing.

>We also know what well regulated means. We have a dictionary over here.

So then you would acknowledge that "well-regulated" in the historical sense is not prescribing heavy restrictions.

Either way, you're purposely using a long out of favour definition for a "gotcha" moment.

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mayasky76 t1_j9v3zq1 wrote

Lol. Well u/M17CH I'm sure you have me there.... posting anonymously on reddit . What sort of cunt does that eh!

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M17CH t1_j9v8oog wrote

It's not about being anonymous, that's the standard.

It's about thinking that posting a single phrase that you could have simply googled is proof at all of your ability to read, write, or speak Latin.

But you already know that. You're just trying to avoid it.

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M17CH t1_j9wysa4 wrote

>I see you have been googling English then you clever clever bastard... no let me guess you've been writing in esperanto and using Google translate for English.... naughty naughty

Correct.

>Some. People. Still .know Latin you muppet

Yes of course. Also please be nice.

>I did my amo, amas, amat at school and you probably know some like E plurubus unum. Or deus ex machina. There are commonly known Latin phrases and I can almost be certain that everyone i went to school with know dei gratia sum quod sum as it was said every frigging day in assembly.

I don't know any Latin.

>I even know a bit of Welsh too and some mandarin... how is that even possible

Good question.

>Jesus, you do know that people out there in the world know different stuff from you?

Yes.

I just find it a funny coincidence that there are so many experts on the origins and historical definition of the word "decimate" mere days after a popular post about just that word. If you had that in your data banks before then, then I am happy for you. It is still weirdly elitist and not even really all that accurate to consider that historical definition of "decimate" as the correct usage in the modern day. It isn't used that way anymore. It has taken on a new meaning. To say someone is incorrect for using it another way is not really true.

>stupid people implying decimation means complete destruction of something

People are not stupid for using the more recent and culturally accurate definition of the word. Please be nicer.

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