goat@sh.itjust.worksM to MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agoTankies take a moment to engage in some North Korea propaganda. 'North Korea is a democracy'sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square204linkfedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1318arrow-down1imageTankies take a moment to engage in some North Korea propaganda. 'North Korea is a democracy'sh.itjust.worksgoat@sh.itjust.worksM to MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square204linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·5 months agoSo if you know your argument is semantic, why are you even arguing it to begin with?
minus-squareCommunistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agosemantics /sĭ-măn′tĭks/ noun The study or science of meaning in language. It does not mean “pointless things that shouldn’t be argued”
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoCan you send this definition to the above user as well?
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoOh, I’ll do it for you. So we get into a bit of a semantic dilemma here. semantics /sĭ-măn′tĭks/ noun The study or science of meaning in language.
minus-squareCommunistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·5 months agoThere was no need because they used the word properly.
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoperhaps you can too
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoBecause semantics are an important element of this discussion? I don’t understand the question.
So if you know your argument is semantic, why are you even arguing it to begin with?
semantics /sĭ-măn′tĭks/
noun
The study or science of meaning in language.
It does not mean “pointless things that shouldn’t be argued”
Can you send this definition to the above user as well?
No need.
Oh, I’ll do it for you.
semantics /sĭ-măn′tĭks/
noun
The study or science of meaning in language.
There was no need because they used the word properly.
perhaps you can too
Because semantics are an important element of this discussion? I don’t understand the question.