redefining the language - through the dictionary

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redefining the language - through the dictionary

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We all know the anti's have been working to define the language, because if you define the language you can take control of the argument.
Looks like they got one of the dictionaries on board. How sad an official definition that is just plain wrong.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... lt%20rifle" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Definition of assault rifle

: any of various intermediate-range, magazine-fed military rifles (such as the AK-47) that can be set for automatic or semiautomatic fire; also : a rifle that resembles a military assault rifle but is designed to allow only semiautomatic fire
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Repeat a lie enough times until it becomes accepted as true! :evil:
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I knew we were screwed when they added "twerking"...
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So then whales and ichthyosaurs are "fish" because they look like them...
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An assault rifle is a rifle that resembles a military assault rifle? This is quite the definition. Kind of definition that frustrated me in my school days since you still don't know what the term means.
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deanimator wrote:So then whales and ichthyosaurs are "fish" because they look like them...
and this we're now defining something by what it's dressed up like, then this guy is an outlaw biker

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