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[-] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I use it all the time. I'm an engineer though so it doesn't really counteract what you're saying.

[-] SleepingLesson@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago
[-] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Counteract is also valid.

This is a counteraction.

[-] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Counteract means to oppose something to reduce its effect. Contradict means to say or do something opposite or inconsistent with something else.

[-] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

This attempted contradiction doesn't seem to counteract the above comment.

[-] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Note how they are not mutually exclusive

[-] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Perfect, I can now use any word thats not mutually exclusive completely dependently (interchangeably) and be appreciated (understood)

[-] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

No, you definitely still have to match the meaning to the context. That's pretty fundamental to communication.

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