And when you confront them on their misuse of a word they just say some bullshit like “umm acktually the definitions of words change over time, so it’s really your fault for sticking to a standard definition of the word instead of using mine.”
Saw someone post the dictionary definition of “anarchy” after being told that anarchists weren’t just anti-government every man for themselves types. “The dictionary says it is, so I can just ignore political theory”
And when you confront them on their misuse of a word they just say some bullshit like “umm acktually the definitions of words change over time, so it’s really your fault for sticking to a standard definition of the word instead of using mine.”
Yup. “this is how I, and everyone I have ever known use the word. Also here’s a dictionary defining it that way”
“language perspectivist much :smuglord:”
Saw someone post the dictionary definition of “anarchy” after being told that anarchists weren’t just anti-government every man for themselves types. “The dictionary says it is, so I can just ignore political theory”![smuglord smuglord](https://lemmygrad.ml/pictrs/image/8cabe5b1-e7d4-4010-8a1e-a270d05703f8.png)