Dictionary Argument Fail

[kiya]

Someone is attempting to argue from the dictionary by picking the definitions that can be twisted to suit his agenda. Various people have pointed out that taking words with meanings in a particular context and using entries that apply to different contexts produces invalid results.

I finally lost my willingness to argue straight-up with someone that mendacious and asked if he liked Communist apples, environmentally-friendly apples, or cowardly apples.


Meanwhile, other places I read are once again places I consider posting my thoughts and then decide I'm fucking unsafe having that conversation there and shut up in. Ah, internets, I love you so.

Comments

[freyaw.livejournal.com]

I'd say he's a word geek, but that may be taken to mean a particular type of circus performer...

[brooksmoses]

What, he kills poor innocent words by biting their heads off, leaving them to run around with no control or sense of where they are? That actually sounds pretty accurate.

[sigerson.livejournal.com]

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There's no excuse for me, is there?