• NOSin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    115·
    11 months ago

    If you have to get into semantics to get your point across, you probably fucked up the communication part somewhere.

    • PugJesus@kbin.socialOPM
      57·
      11 months ago

      If someone raises a semantic issue that depends on deliberately ignoring a common usage of the word, is it the issue of the original speaker, or the one raising an issue that deliberately ignores common usage?

      • NOSin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        74·
        11 months ago

        Thinking a demonstration is a common sense of test, is wrong in the mind of most people.

        So have fun be semantically right, while less and less people will care about what you say because of that.

        • PugJesus@kbin.socialOPM
          44·
          11 months ago

          Thinking a demonstration is a common sense of test, is wrong in the mind of most people.

          A demonstration to show efficacy is definitely common usage of test. But believe what you want, it’s not like anything would change your mind.