agreed about et cetera and the way language gets adapted colloquially. I dislike it, but it is the nature of languages.
I admit I am pedantic, I disagree that it qualifies as any sort of douchebag. A term I usually reserve to people who go around being rude or unkind to others.
Douchebag is generally a term I use for people who are pedantic or pretentious, so I would agree that your meaning and way of using the word would not apply to you. Although the way that I use it, I think it does if only slightly. I don't mean this as an insult, as it's something I would use to describe myself as well.
Silly as it may sound, I think that is a perfect example of the flexibility of language :)
Is it normal to be irritated when people use "turtle" not tortoise?
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agreed about et cetera and the way language gets adapted colloquially. I dislike it, but it is the nature of languages.
I admit I am pedantic, I disagree that it qualifies as any sort of douchebag. A term I usually reserve to people who go around being rude or unkind to others.
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Douchebag is generally a term I use for people who are pedantic or pretentious, so I would agree that your meaning and way of using the word would not apply to you. Although the way that I use it, I think it does if only slightly. I don't mean this as an insult, as it's something I would use to describe myself as well.
Silly as it may sound, I think that is a perfect example of the flexibility of language :)
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Touché, my friend. You got me there. I <3 languages and the interesting changes as they develop over time.