NineMileTower@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 days agoWhat do you secretly judge people for?message-squaremessage-square344fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down10
arrow-up1159arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you secretly judge people for?NineMileTower@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 days agomessage-square344fedilink
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·5 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-up2·5 days agoexactly. plus it makes sense, there’s no reason why decimate can’t mean reduce to one tenth.
minus-squareHugin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days 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-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days 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.