• JoYo 🇺🇸@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I always have and that throws people off in conversations but I don’t really care. If someone is using the colloquial meaning then they’ve already wasted my time so I get to waste theirs.

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      1 year ago

      Not sure it’s fair to assume everyone has the same definition of the word just because it’s the one you prefer

      Language evolves over time and meanings change