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[AFTT47]

Brian, I'm probably more sympathetic to your arguments than most people here but I have to drill this into your head: You don't get to write the dictionary. You do nothing but harm your arguments when you refer to Trump as, "45" or automatic weapons as, "spray guns." Why do you do this? If you want to push your ideas across, you need to use clear communication. If you have an issue with terminology then address that in a separate thread. Attempting to use your own personal words for things just confuses people of what you are talking about and muddles your message. How can you not see this?

You need to decide what is more important to you. Do you wan't to go on a crusade to redefine the English dictionary or do you want to engage in debate with other English speakers? You can't do both at the same time.

[Rhizomorph13]

“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’

’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’

’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.”

― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass