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Re:Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy by mannykannot on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:12PM (#30296870)
Indeed - so it is clear what one should do here, which is to begin by assuming the author is adopting a well-established meaning within the relevant context. For this, we have a couple of clues: one is British English usage, given that this is a press release from a British laboratory, and the other is that there is a meaning in which the calculation works out correctly.

In the light of this, what is your objection to my comment? As far as I can tell, it is in conformance with your numbered principles.

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Re:Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy by GavinMcG on Friday February 11, 2022 @03:04PM (#30306349)
Saying "X is indisputably the accepted and intended meaning of the phrase wherever English is spoken" is not in conformance with those principles at all.
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Re:Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy by mannykannot on Saturday February 12, 2022 @10:41AM (#30313574)
There appears to be a certain irony in how, in your rather sanctimonious posts here, you seem to have generally failed to act in accordance with the very principles that you accuse me of violating.
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