How important do you think it is that people define terms and use language correctly? How often do you hear the use of language which may be inaccurate or give rise to misunderstanding and do you think its significant at all?
I'll give you two examples of it that I personally dislike:
The first is "social distancing", I dont understand what that could mean at all, really, what I think it is being used to mean is "physical distancing" or at least I think that would be more accurate, when I think of "social distance" as distinct from "physical distance" it means divisions in privilege or status.
The second is when people refer to things as "free", such as "buy one get one free", it really means buy one, get one no extra cost, or when things paid for via taxation are described as "free", it is not "free", its at "public" or "taxpayers expense", which may or may not be a case of "no extra cost" to the individual or consumer of whatever it is.
I'll give you two examples of it that I personally dislike:
The first is "social distancing", I dont understand what that could mean at all, really, what I think it is being used to mean is "physical distancing" or at least I think that would be more accurate, when I think of "social distance" as distinct from "physical distance" it means divisions in privilege or status.
The second is when people refer to things as "free", such as "buy one get one free", it really means buy one, get one no extra cost, or when things paid for via taxation are described as "free", it is not "free", its at "public" or "taxpayers expense", which may or may not be a case of "no extra cost" to the individual or consumer of whatever it is.