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Re:Inside the proton, the ‘most complicated thing you could ... by DemocracyFTW2 on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:49AM (#39394012)
> Sadly (?) the word "nothing" seems to have become overloaded

"Infinity" is another one of those things that used to be murky, but simple; after Cantor we now have different infinities ℵ0, ℵ1... an un-Ockhamian proliferation of terms, and we have to worry about the spaces between them. Science ruins everything!

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Re:Inside the proton, the ‘most complicated thing you could ... by throw0101c on Friday February 16, 2024 @09:47AM (#39397721)
The use of "literally" to mean figuratively has grown in popularity in recent years (as a form of emphasis); though it is not a new use:

* https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/misuse-of-literally

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