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[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I love this! The linguaphile pedant in me seethes every time someone uses the modern definition of decimation and it sometimes takes physical effort not to be THAT guy about it ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] wandermind@sopuli.xyz 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Nah, I know that the common usage is by definition also correct, but that doesn't mean I have to like it any more than "literally" also meaning "figuratively" now.