If someone uses “cat” to mean “animal that barks”, should everyone then stop using “cat”?
In conversations with that particular person, assuming they can’t easily be persuaded to change their usage? Yes, definitely.
That’s hardly an optimal outcome. They are making a mistake, although it seems no one wants to admit that.
Obviously the “optimal outcome” would be the easy persuasion I mentioned. Do you think someone misusing that word justifies arbitrary high effort in persuasion, or drastic measures?
In conversations with that particular person, assuming they can’t easily be persuaded to change their usage? Yes, definitely.
That’s hardly an optimal outcome. They are making a mistake, although it seems no one wants to admit that.
Obviously the “optimal outcome” would be the easy persuasion I mentioned. Do you think someone misusing that word justifies arbitrary high effort in persuasion, or drastic measures?