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And who is the arbiter of which use is correct? Language is always evolving and changing, the definitions of words you grew up with were just the definitions at that time. The meaning of a word is only defined by how people use and understand it.

It is possible to use words incorrectly, but if 90% of people use a word in a certain way, that becomes the definition.




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