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[-] HuntressHimbo@lemm.ee 84 points 1 month ago

Not to be a pedant but I would like it if more than 1/10 of Project 2025 got shut down

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

I don't think that's pedantic whatsoever in this context. Words matter from politicians, especially when they have teams of speechwriters, and she's not exactly Ms. Progressive. She's promised to fight against 10% of it, and it's totally valid to want her to clarify her intent.

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 54 points 1 month ago

Y’all know decimate was the headline and this was the actual statement, right?

I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation— to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.

[-] DarthYoshiBoy@beehaw.org 22 points 1 month ago

Regardless, the "pedantic" argument against the headline is only a thing if you're not allowing for the evolution of language, it's actually just being a snooty language snob given that language does evolve and the usage of the headline aligns with common standards these days:

Decimate strayed from its "tenth" meaning and nowadays refers to the act of destroying or hurting something in great numbers.

See also definition 3b of the same source.

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