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by behnamoh
3598 days ago
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Welcome to the human world! That's just how things work in this world (esp. the industry). We're not logical (or rational) all the time to pick all the "right" words, and while I agree with you on ambiguity of the term, I should also mention that "new" words are indeed required to describe the new things. The way I see it, to name something new, you have three options: 1) Borrow a word from a foreign language;
2) Coin (invent) a new word yourself (e.g. "foo = bar")
3) Give new meaning to old words. DS is made using the 3rd method. It's vague, it's ambiguous, and it's just not "correct"! But that's exactly why people will "remember" it, as a puzzle and an anomaly. That's how the word sticks in the mind. |
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