qaz@lemmy.worldM to NonCredibleDiplomacy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agoI have kidnapped a head of state, join me at my luxury resort for detailslemmy.worldimagemessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up1772cross-posted to: noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1772imageI have kidnapped a head of state, join me at my luxury resort for detailslemmy.worldqaz@lemmy.worldM to NonCredibleDiplomacy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square215fedilinkcross-posted to: noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarernercle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoyes, “abducted” is surely a better word choice but my comment was a reply to the title. so i used the same word and put it in quotation marks. Now… why did they abduct a “whole other person” who is Nicolás Maduro’s wife?
minus-squareborari@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoKidnapped had been the appropriate word choice since the mid-1800’s at least.
minus-squarelightsblinken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agonot sure why we are arguing about word choice? if you understand the intent, just move on… why be critical?
yes, “abducted” is surely a better word choice but my comment was a reply to the title. so i used the same word and put it in quotation marks.
Now… why did they abduct a “whole other person” who is Nicolás Maduro’s wife?
Kidnapped had been the appropriate word choice since the mid-1800’s at least.
not sure why we are arguing about word choice? if you understand the intent, just move on… why be critical?