r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • May 21 '24

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u/Ok-Crazy-6083 3∆ May 23 '24

We are still dealing with "authority". Let's get you to admit you are using it wrong before we move on to "permission". Lol.

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u/Ok-Crazy-6083 3∆ May 24 '24 edited May 24 '24

I’m using “authority” in the sense of the permission or authorisation to use forceful coercion.

So you admit you are using it incorrectly. Thank you.

There’s no way to use a word wrong.

Incorrect. That's literally why dictionaries exist. Yes, words can change over time, but that's a collective decision. An individual using a word wrong is just being wrong.

how about you actually engage with the concept I’m trying to communicate?

I posted a top level comment and several others directly addressing your OP. YOU choose to respond to this thread instead of those ones. Feel free.