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You know its bad when the dictionary comes to argue. (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 months ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/facepalm@lemmy.world

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BTW, check merriam-webster's bluesky. Its really good.

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A tweet saying "It took me 19 years to figure out NEWS stands for "notable events, weather and sports" 🤔". It has a reply from Merriam-Webster saying "No."

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's not an argument, that's just contradiction.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, it isn’t.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Thank you, Webster.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think the dictionary has the authority to just contradict misinformation about etymology.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 0 points 3 months ago

It depends which one. Only the Oxford English Dictionary does. Websters is full of spelling mistakes :)