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1. boffin+(OP)[view] [source] 2021-12-30 10:23:37
Indeed, this demonstrates that words are note code - their meaning changes with use over time, unlike software.

We can certainly compare definitions and arrive at our own conclusions about the effectiveness of communication their usage imbues - but an omitted definition? We cannot argue over words that are not defined, whether by omission in literature (dictionaries) or by virtue of the reader being, to put it blunt, simply too lazy to check another dictionary ..

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