@[email protected] to [email protected] • 6 months agoWhat do you secretly judge people for?message-square349fedilinkarrow-up1160
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•6 months agoUsing “decimate” to mean “completely destroy” is not a misuse of the word. The word’s meaning has simply changed.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•6 months agoexactly. plus it makes sense, there’s no reason why decimate can’t mean reduce to one tenth.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•6 months agoIt’s right there in the word. deci 1/10 mate from matus to remove. It’s like expecting half price to mean 1/3 price. We use deci all the time to mean 1/10 Decileter, decimal, etc.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•6 months agomaybe you misread my comment. I already said 1/10.
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.
It’s right there in the word. deci 1/10 mate from matus to remove. It’s like expecting half price to mean 1/3 price. We use deci all the time to mean 1/10 Decileter, decimal, etc.
maybe you misread my comment. I already said 1/10.