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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 54 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Y’all know decimate was the headline and this was the actual statement, right?

I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation— to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.

[–] DarthYoshiBoy@beehaw.org 22 points 3 months ago

Regardless, the "pedantic" argument against the headline is only a thing if you're not allowing for the evolution of language, it's actually just being a snooty language snob given that language does evolve and the usage of the headline aligns with common standards these days:

Decimate strayed from its "tenth" meaning and nowadays refers to the act of destroying or hurting something in great numbers.

See also definition 3b of the same source.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Well I do now thank you!