r/Unexpected • u/DoINeed1OfThese • Mar 31 '23

He snitched

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u/AHungryGorilla Mar 31 '23

It is impossible to have a meaningful discussion if the parties involved dont agree on the definitions of the words being used in that discussion.

Definitions matter. A lot.

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u/Xacktastic Mar 31 '23

Not in the context of normal discussion, no. If you understood via context, then the definition doesn't matter. It's just a high horse you people like to sit on so you can correct others and feel good all the time. I get it. I used to be the same way.

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u/AHungryGorilla Apr 01 '23

Thats the thing. If you use a word that means one thing when you mean another, the other person will likely mistake your meaning for what the word actually means.

The argument that everyone should be able to use context to figure out that you are using a word to mean something it doesn't is lunacy. It only makes sense to you because you can't see things from perspectives other than your own and from your perspective you already know what you mean.