Re:Popular Myths about C++, Part 1
by Iftheshoefits on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @08:49AM
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First, which of the "myths" are "factually accurate" and in what sense?
Second, I don't find his use of "myth" objectionable, in much the same way I (as a scientist) don't find objectionable the use of "theory" to mean "guess" in non-scientific speech (attempting to impose "guess" as a meaning when discussing scientific theories is anathema). This use of "myth" here is fairly common, at least colloquially in America, as a rhetorical flourish in place of "misconception."
Second, I don't find his use of "myth" objectionable, in much the same way I (as a scientist) don't find objectionable the use of "theory" to mean "guess" in non-scientific speech (attempting to impose "guess" as a meaning when discussing scientific theories is anathema). This use of "myth" here is fairly common, at least colloquially in America, as a rhetorical flourish in place of "misconception."