goat@sh.itjust.worksM to MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoTankies take a moment to engage in some North Korea propaganda. 'North Korea is a democracy'sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square204linkfedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1321arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square204linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoSo if you know your argument is semantic, why are you even arguing it to begin with?
minus-squareCommunist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year 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-down1·1 year agoCan you send this definition to the above user as well?
minus-squareCommunist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoNo need.
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year 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-squareCommunist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoThere was no need because they used the word properly.
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoperhaps you can too
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year 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.