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		adamomada on Aug 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kim Dotcom's extradition to the U.S. given green l... And then you have the people who say that language changes based on usage. Get enough people calling it property, theft, stealing, irregardless, etc. and then you can change the dictionary.

__MatrixMan__ on Aug 16, 2024 [–]

Which is why it's necessary to point out the mistake. If we don't act now, it'll eventually cease to be a mistake.

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