(February 27, 2015 at 9:49 am)Chas Wrote:(February 27, 2015 at 9:37 am)ChadWooters Wrote: So what happened to all the diction coaches that enforce compliance with over the definition of 'atheist'? Shouldn't they be reminding everyone that a former atheist simply means a person who no longer lacks the belief in god(s).
Diction concerns speech pronunciation, not word definition.
Quote:dic·tion
ˈdikSH(ə)n/
noun
1. the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
"Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction"
synonyms: phraseology, phrasing, turn of phrase, wording, language, usage, vocabulary, terminology, expressions, idioms
"her diction was archaic"
2. the style of enunciation in speaking or singing.
"she began imitating his careful diction"
synonyms: enunciation, articulation, elocution, locution, pronunciation, speech, intonation, inflection; delivery
"his careful diction"
The second is the definition to which you refer; however, the first concerns usage and vocabulary. It also concerns how you use a word, like atheist, based on its definition.
