• ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    I didn’t call you anything, but it is interesting that you lept to that conclusion. Dictionaries are descriptive not prescriptive, so not sure how that’s relevant in this discussion.

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      11 months ago

      Yes and the thing dictionaries describe is the definitions of words. Since we’re talking about the definition of lying, that’s where the dictionary becomes relevant here.

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      11 months ago

      it is interesting that you lept to that conclusion. That is something a narcissist would do, but I don’t know you so I’ll definitely not calling you that.

      I… really don’t know what your problem is. It’s possible to have a civil discussion without throwing around implications like that. Especially if it’s about the frigging definition of a word.

      Dictionaries are descriptive not prescriptive, so not sure how that’s relevant in this discussion.

      OP asked if something is a lie, so the definition of a lie is what’s relevant to answer this question. OP did not ask for a moral judgement.