Atheists; what do you base your morals on?

[smax]

I don't know whether to laugh at you or school you on the definition of semantics... I'm not arguing the meaning of any words

Did you really just argue against the use of a word while also arguing that aren't doing that?

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Anyway, as defined:

Semantics (from Ancient Greek: σημαντικός sēmantikós)[1][2] is the study of meaning. It focuses on the relation between signifiers, like words, phrases, signs, and symbols, and what they stand for, their denotation.

Linguistic semantics is the study of meaning that is used for understanding human expression through language. Other forms of semantics include the semantics of programming languages, formal logics, and semiotics.

The word semantics itself denotes a range of ideas, from the popular to the highly technical. It is often used in ordinary language for denoting a problem of understanding that comes down to word selection or connotation. This problem of understanding has been the subject of many formal enquiries, over a long period of time, most notably in the field of formal semantics. In linguistics, it is the study of interpretation of signs or symbols used in agents or communities within particular circumstances and contexts.[3] Within this view, sounds, facial expressions, body language, and proxemics have semantic (meaningful) content, and each comprises several branches of study. In written language, things like paragraph structure and punctuation bear semantic content; other forms of language bear other semantic content.[3]

In case there is fundamental problem with textual understanding, a signifier is a person or thing that signifies. For this reason, the term "semantics" covers a wide range in it's use and application.

My use of the word was, of course, secondary, but was carefully placed to demonstrate the fact that subject matter was being avoided in favor of trivial debate over use of words.

I'll definitely keep that in mind while considering whether to waste time responding to pettty individuals in the future.