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[falco10291029]

Originally Posted by Kaimetsu

Then a lot of people are right. You can't just redefine whole segments of the English language and invent equivalence where none exists. It's easy to see what the 'insult' is supposed to mean, but you failed to articulate that meaning properly.

No, just a lot of people aren't smart. If you look at the way it's worded, you can define it anyway the english langauge would allow, one way being how I said it is, and the creator decides which one is correct. Therefore, the argument IS valid because the way i interpreted it is allowable by the English langauge, and is how the creator meant it.

[Kaimetsu]

Originally Posted by falco10291029

If you look at the way it's worded, you can define it

Are you sure you know what 'define' means? See, this is why you should not consider yourself an authority on the English language.

anyway the english langauge would allow, one way being how I said it is, and the creator decides which one is correct

This isn't a matter of choosing one of numerous equally-weighted possibilities. In our case we have two possible interpretations. One assumes proper use of language, and is non-functional as an insult, and the other requires us to loosen our foci almost to the point of dissolution.

In other words: Being the author of a statement doesn't mean you can spool gibberish and blame other people if they point out your semantic errors.