NineMileTower@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 21 days agoWhat do you secretly judge people for?message-squaremessage-square343fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down11
arrow-up1158arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you secretly judge people for?NineMileTower@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 21 days agomessage-square343fedilink
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·19 days agoUsing “decimate” to mean “completely destroy” is not a misuse of the word. The word’s meaning has simply changed.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoexactly. plus it makes sense, there’s no reason why decimate can’t mean reduce to one tenth.
Using “decimate” to mean “completely destroy” is not a misuse of the word. The word’s meaning has simply changed.
exactly. plus it makes sense, there’s no reason why decimate can’t mean reduce to one tenth.