Crew-9 Returns to Earth

Re:Crew-9 Returns to Earth by concordDance on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @10:52AM (#43412797)

I'm afraid you'll find far more non-literal uses of "stranded" than you will find literal ones if you looked at how humans actually use words.

In fact, I'd be surprised if even 1 in 100 actual uses of the word in, say, 2023 matched the definition you've given.

"Left by your friends in an empty car park? Well, there's technically an unlocked bicycle over there..."

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Re:Crew-9 Returns to Earth by esskay on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @07:35PM (#43418390)

I see this is a pointless conversation if we're now saying words don't mean what they mean. You do you.

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Re:Crew-9 Returns to Earth by concordDance on Thursday March 20, 2025 @04:09AM (#43420723)

Words mean what people think they mean. People often mean slightly different (or very different!) things when using the same word. Often words are used non-literally. This all seemed too obvious to mention before now.

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