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paul4ro wrote:Arlandria606 wrote:
The fact is that Great Britain is not the same thing as the United Kingdom. Mass appropriation of mis-referencing is not a justification for doing so, the same way millions of people liking <insert popular musical artist you dislike here> does not make them an excellent judge of talent.
Words mean whatever the person who said them meant. From the Oxford dictionary:
"Great Britain is the name for the island that comprises England, Scotland, and Wales, although the term is also used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom."
You may not watch Stephen Fry, but it is the same snobbish misplaced sense of pedantry that he has. That comment you made on something subjective such as "talent" sums it up.
Um. I'm sorry, but you can't say "words mean whatever the person who said them meant" and then quote from the Dictionary, i.e. a book that documents what words mean. Either they mean what they mean, or they mean whatever the person who said them meant. Pick one.
The comment I made about talent was to further explain the idea that the majority doing something or holding a particular opinion does not make it right. It HAD to be about something subjective; it's got nothing to do with pedantry. If you want something less (but still slightly) subjective, take Hitler. He was voted into power. (True, he then refused to fairly give it up, but initially, he was voted in.) The majority voted for Hitler. Does that mean it was the right thing to do? I think it's safe to assume you'll agree with me when I say no, it wasn't. So, the argument of "lots of people say Britain and mean the UK, so we should all do it" isn't sound.
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