goat@sh.itjust.worksM to MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoTankies take a moment to engage in some North Korea propaganda. 'North Korea is a democracy'sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square188linkfedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1319arrow-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 month agomessage-square188linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 month 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 month 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 month agoCan you send this definition to the above user as well?
minus-squareCommunist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 month agoNo need.
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month 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 month agoThere was no need because they used the word properly.
minus-squaregoat@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoperhaps you can too
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month 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.