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by jrockway 5884 days ago
Ah, the joys of learning English from dictionary definitions instead of literary use.
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Because dictionary definitions aren't based on literary use at all.
Sorry, you don't get to be all prescriptivist in telling someone what "brave" doesn't mean, then suddenly produce a descriptivist defence when you're called on it; they're incompatible.