Fair cop on ‘counterpoint’; Merriam-Webster suggests you’re losing that particular definitional battle, but I get annoyed when people refer to crackers as “hackers”, so I definitely sympathize. Edited.
To the broader point, if peter_hurford’s argument-by-dialogue doesn’t click for you, you might try grouchymusicologist’s more detailed explanation.
Fair cop on ‘counterpoint’; Merriam-Webster suggests you’re losing that particular definitional battle, but I get annoyed when people refer to crackers as “hackers”, so I definitely sympathize. Edited.
To the broader point, if peter_hurford’s argument-by-dialogue doesn’t click for you, you might try grouchymusicologist’s more detailed explanation.
As it happens, I liked grouchymusicologist’s comment and thought it was a fair response.