skunked term
A word that becomes difficult to use because it is transitioning from one meaning to another. Purists may insist on the old usage, while descriptivists are more open to newer usages.
Alternative form of Socotran
(mathematics) A point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set. / (mathematics) The maximum or minimum of a function.
Synonym of to be honest
多くの作家は「literally」を、意味が移り変わり使いにくくなった語として扱っており、純粋主義者は元の意味にこだわる一方で記述主義者は新しい強調的な用法を受け入れている。
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