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Re:The Birth of New Spain by kzrdude on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @06:16PM (#23911584)
It's a fact that the common usage of the word decimate has diverged from the original meaning.

Dictionary: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/decimat...

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Re:The Birth of New Spain by CarbyAu on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @07:26PM (#23912028)
Yeah.

I read "decimate" with the broader definition.

I would write "decimate" with the narrower definition. But that scenario doesn't come up much.

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Re:The Birth of New Spain by mercer on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @03:35AM (#23914788)
That scenario seems like a recipe for miscommunication though, unless you first lecture the reader on what decimate 'should' mean :).
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