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by hamdingers 219 days ago
It's not worth the effort. Anyone pretending not to understand the distinction is being deliberately obtuse.
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I should really be able to recognise that by now. This is exactly the kind of discussion that has burned me out on using certain platforms before.

Thanks for putting it in plain text.

Nah, the people who pretend that definitions in a criminal law book override natural linguistics are being deliberately obtuse. Language exists mostly outside of a courtroom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4XT-l-_3y0

This wild misrepresentation of the argument proves my point.