jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 hours agoWashington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscriberswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1306arrow-down1external-linkWashington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscriberswww.theguardian.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 hours agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareHugin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoIt means removal of 1/10th. deci 1/10 matus remove. So yes decimation was the name of the Roman punishment where 1/10 of a group was killed. But it can be applied to any group of people or things.
It means removal of 1/10th. deci 1/10 matus remove. So yes decimation was the name of the Roman punishment where 1/10 of a group was killed. But it can be applied to any group of people or things.