For example, if you say that “feed” isn’t a real word because there is a better way to say “issued someone a fee,” but the real word is “feed” as in “to provide with nourishment,” what would that error in judgment be called?

  • BleatingZombie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    (I can’t think of a way to word this to sound playful, so please understand I’m just being silly and have no animosity)

    You really don’t understand the question if you’re bringing up etymology :P