(I always forget how HN is hostile to whimsy. Even when it is carefully signposted with an emoticon.)
Just to add though: a word making its way into a dictionary is no guarantee of its usefulness, correctness or value. It only means a couple of definitions have been found in print. That's the standard by which words make it into dictionaries; there's no semantic gatekeeper.
You're qualifying my response as "hostile?" I guess we're getting into fluid definitions, so sure :) I'm not sure calling someone wrong accompanied with an emoticon qualifies as whimsical, either.
All that said, "correct" in language is "incorrect" tomorrow. That's how it's always worked.
If I learned to accept "entitled" as meaning "given a title" I'm sure we can all handle a fairly terse and parseable usage for performant.
No, not you -- that was exasperation at the sudden, aggressive downvoting of what was clearly signposted as a joke.
> I'm not sure calling someone wrong accompanied with an emoticon qualifies as whimsical, either.
It was as clearly whimsical as I can make it. Complimenting on being wrong on something so small.
But you're just making my point for me. I genuinely forget this place hates jokes that don't come with footnotes.
> If I learned to accept "entitled" as meaning "given a title" I'm sure we can all handle a fairly terse and parseable usage for performant.
