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by foobarbecue 396 days ago
I avoid the word "sanction" whenever I can because it's an auto-antonym and just too confusing.
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Surely, this was an oversight without oversight.
Even so, we ought to cleave to simplicity otherwise the confusion may cleaves us apart.
I see “literally” in the same light.
99% of cases it could be removed without affecting the meaning. Wish browsers could block it. Years back there was the cloud to butt add-on that replaced the word cloud or removed it. I'm just to lazy to look into it for "literally".
good idea