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Old 04-21-2023, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by turneronce View Post
Use of language on this forum and elsewhere is getting pretty bad. The latest, heard everywhere, including on major networks, is the misuse of the word multiple”. 8 is a multiple of 2, 9 a multiple of 3. What happened to what they really mean, like “several”, “a few”, “many”, etc.? Am I picky? Yes, words have meaning.
I reread this multiple times, and I am trying to figure out why anyone should care? The trivial comments that we are subjected to several times a week, are enough to make me want to delete this forum many times....Not just a few on here agree..