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by dolni
1326 days ago
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Words can't just mean what anybody wants, whenever they want. Otherwise communication becomes impossible. Define roguelike. You tell me what you think it means, and we will see if that definition is applied with consistency. > Just like how "literally" means "figuratively" in some contexts. You might feel that's wrong, but fundamentally the language is being used that way. Congratulations, you have discovered sarcasm. The meaning of literally is not different because people employ sarcasm. It means that they are being sarcastic. You literally can't be sarcastic if a word like "literally" doesn't have an agreed upon meaning. |
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And words can change meaning to whatever is understandable. Definitions follow usage, not the other way around. Merriam Webster didn't write "yeet" down and then a bunch of teens started using it.