NineMileTower@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhat do you secretly judge people for?message-squaremessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down10
arrow-up191arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you secretly judge people for?NineMileTower@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square118fedilink
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 years agoUsing “decimate” to mean “completely destroy” is not a misuse of the word. The word’s meaning has simply changed.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoexactly. plus it makes sense, there’s no reason why decimate can’t mean reduce to one tenth.
minus-squareHugin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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.