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32 minutes ago, Hyperstrike said:

Unless you are now missing approximately 1/10th of your forces, you were NOT "Decimated".

The term you were looking for was "DEVASTATED".

The OED, however, reports that decimate also has come "rhetorically or loosely" to mean, "To destroy or remove a large proportion of; to subject to severe loss, slaughter, or mortality."

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35 minutes ago, Hyperstrike said:

Unless you are now missing approximately 1/10th of your forces, you were NOT "Decimated".
The term you were looking for was "DEVASTATED".

THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE!

In the same vein: definitely and defiantly are not the same and are not interchangeable. Along with loose/lose, your/you're, they're/their/there, etc.

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1 hour ago, Oubliette_Red said:

It has two 'r's.

 

It's not 'lieberry'.

 

I assume you are talking about LIBRARY

 

By the way - 'lieberry' - as you spelled it, also has 2 r's.

 

We must remember - the R's are separated - Li -brare -ee

 

Which, by the way, are almost a thing of the past - sadly - and therefore a temporary word crime.

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57 minutes ago, Rishidian said:

I assume you are talking about LIBRARY

 

By the way - 'lieberry' - as you spelled it, also has 2 r's.

 

We must remember - the R's are separated - Li -brare -ee

 

Which, by the way, are almost a thing of the past - sadly - and therefore a temporary word crime.

I figured folks would work it out... and you did.

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9 hours ago, srmalloy said:

The OED, however, reports that decimate also has come "rhetorically or loosely" to mean, "To destroy or remove a large proportion of; to subject to severe loss, slaughter, or mortality."


Translation.  Because of sloppy usage.

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Just now, Doomguide2005 said:

I believe the term is 'living' vs 'dead' ... and not in a 9/10 sort of way 😜

 

Again due to sloppy usage of "decimated" as opposed to "devastated".

Proper usage is 1/10th...

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1 hour ago, Hyperstrike said:


Translation.  Because of sloppy usage.

In this same vein, people that use the "language evolves over time" excuse to justify their incessantly lazy and incorrect use of terminology.

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13 hours ago, Hyperstrike said:


Translation.  Because of sloppy usage.

English is not a static language, the way the Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France tries to establish French versions of words and terms to keep French 'pure', like "émission à la demande" for 'podcast' (the object), with different terms for the action of making a podcast, the action of receiving a podcast, and the action of presenting podcasts for download. Common usage drives what becomes acceptable English.

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1 hour ago, srmalloy said:

English is not a static language, the way the Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France tries to establish French versions of words and terms to keep French 'pure', like "émission à la demande" for 'podcast' (the object), with different terms for the action of making a podcast, the action of receiving a podcast, and the action of presenting podcasts for download. Common usage drives what becomes acceptable English.


Still doesn't mean the usage isn't sloppy.  The term "decimate" actually pre-exists English and has an actual, specific meaning.

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4 hours ago, srmalloy said:

English is not a static language, the way the Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France tries to establish French versions of words and terms to keep French 'pure', like "émission à la demande" for 'podcast' (the object), with different terms for the action of making a podcast, the action of receiving a podcast, and the action of presenting podcasts for download. Common usage drives what becomes acceptable English.

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Soloing presents some issues teaming does not.

Teaming presents some issues that soloing does not.

Acronyms are Cool.

PB and Banana are quite good. I also sometimes make Toasted Crunchy PB and Cheese Sandwiches.

I Prefer steaks Medium so that I don't have to fight to keep it from escaping mid-meal.

Crab is good.

Apple Pie with Ice Cream.

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12 hours ago, Marine X said:

After 14 pages of careful reading and digesting the content of this post:

 

Soloing presents some issues teaming does not.

Teaming presents some issues that soloing does not.

Acronyms are Cool.

PB and Banana are quite good. I also sometimes make Toasted Crunchy PB and Cheese Sandwiches.

I Prefer steaks Medium so that I don't have to fight to keep it from escaping mid-meal.

Crab is good.

Apple Pie with Ice Cream.

Baked Apples with Bacon and Cheddar, very special.

 

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