[gambiting]

Really? You have never heard anyone ever describe regular citizens surrendering to the invader? I feel like you are arguing a technicality here - if you are faced with people with guns of course you'd say "I surrender" even if technically that's not what you're doing.

[seanhandley]

Welcome to HN. The home of "Well, technically".

[teekert]

Yeah, it’s why I feels so at home here and the primary source of my relationship issues.

[selfhoster11]

Well, technically that's Reddit and not HN.

[raxxorrax]

Do you have a source for that?

[wiz21c]

TBH, Putin is not calling a war a war, the turkish governemnt took some time to say it's war too, etc. ('cos calling it a war would mean triggering consequences). So, government's are super technical too... (not saying it's good or bad, I don't know, just saying that they are extremely technical with their words)

[dan-0]

Keep in mind, not everyone here speaks English proficiently or primarily. Nuances in definitions can lead to widely different interpretations.