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it's not a gotcha but people using words in ways others don't like.
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I can dislike word "bread" being used to represent edible produce made from (wheat) flour, yeast and water and insist that be called dough-nut (it looks just like a big nut made from dough), but I would be frequently misunderstood.

This is why we standardize meaning of words, out them in a dictionary — so we can more effectively understand each other.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-source


It's not about likes, it's a flat out lie.



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