No, I'm not. Words can have multiple definitions. One definition does not apply, but a different one does. That's how language works. Hell, most adjectives mean more than one thing, that's just English.
If someone clarifies a meaning by saying "this is what I mean" and pointing to a dictionary definition, a more appropriate response might be "Oh, I didn't realise that's the way you meant it".
That's a sophisticated response. Though you might care to decide which meaning of "sophisticated" you think I'm referencing here.
(There are, in fact, words with widely varying, and even opposed, definitions. Arguing that someone means one that they clearly don't, in such a case, would be exceedingly uncharitable.)
PrimHelios|8 years ago
tyrw|8 years ago
This is you choosing to ignore the first definition. And it's NBD.
I do understand how language works. You can choose to focus on one definition and ignore another, as is clear by this thread.
dredmorbius|8 years ago
That's a sophisticated response. Though you might care to decide which meaning of "sophisticated" you think I'm referencing here.
(There are, in fact, words with widely varying, and even opposed, definitions. Arguing that someone means one that they clearly don't, in such a case, would be exceedingly uncharitable.)