Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of”

Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by thomastjeffery on Saturday May 06, 2023 @09:29PM (#35846993)

The word "notright" is as clear of an example as you can get: does it mean straight or left? Up?

The most confoundingly powerful feature of language is ambiguity: on one hand, you can't take it literally; on the other hand, you don't have to.

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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by joseda-hg on Sunday May 07, 2023 @10:19AM (#35851814)

I think the example doesn't quite do it justice, a better interpretation would be antiright, which would be unambiguous

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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by TrapLord_Rhodo on Sunday May 07, 2023 @03:00PM (#35854469)

in orwellian newspeak, the whole point is to be ambigious so you can't point at harm.

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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by bdg on Monday May 08, 2023 @02:58AM (#35858870)

If you like that you're gonna love TokiPona. So few words that even basic objects might take a paragraph to explain.

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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by taejo on Monday May 08, 2023 @06:10AM (#35859919)

Esperanto dekstra only means right, the direction/side, though, and so maldekstra only means left, the direction/side.

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