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[–] [S] -1 points 11 months ago (9 children)
  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    See #2 ... Oh, wait... https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gaslighting

    But yes, I get it. That's the reason why this is so frustrating. At this point gaslighting has become synonymous with deceiving. Because people who use the word don't know the (original) meaning!

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

    The secondary definition is for dipshits who heard this term, didn't understand, and misused it for so long, mirriam webster added the colloquial usage*. In short: you are a smug dipshit.

    Edit: I have a learning disability.

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  • [–] -4 points 11 months ago

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally
    See #2 for why that isn’t a good argument. Dictionaries describe common usage, even when that usage is/was just litterally wrong. If I made a meme with that used the second definition of literally people would be right to point out that it would be much better to use the first. In this meme’s case it also just furthers the misunderstanding of the term gaslighting.

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