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Old 01-04-2013, 03:00 AM   #110
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl View Post
Is it a question of 'objecting' to the use of words, or a question of using words that clarify meaning rather than obscuring it, even if accidentally? I always thought the purpose of 'communication' was to communicate, rather than obfuscate.


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The previous poster appeared to me (although I may have misunderstood his meaning) to be objecting to the use of the word "subniveal" on the grounds that the word has a specific meaning in the field of biology.
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