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[–]Hematomato 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

I've seen a number of manifestos in my day. That is not a manifesto. That is a diary and a schedule.

[–]William_World 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

if you write in your diary that you plan to kill people and why then carry that out, it's a manifesto

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

A manifesto used to mean "radical new ideas that shall be made manifest through the inevitable course of history."

Now it's been reduced to "dear diary, gonna kill bobby after 3rd period, kbye."

Well, okay. I mean, I'm not in charge of semantics. The old definition was more aesthetically pleasing, though.

[–]William_World 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

same exact thing

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Ummm.... obviously not.

[–]William_World 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

nope

[–]ID10T 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

What's your point outside of being an insufferable pedant?

Read this definition and apologize

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manifesto

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Oh, wow, so any written statement declaring intent, now. So a text saying "Going to the store, gonna get milk" qualifies as a manifesto :/

[–]ID10T 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Wait till you see how Merriam Webster has redefined "woman"!

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sure, they make the first definition "an adult female person" and then leave plenty of wiggle room by adding "distinctly feminine nature."

Of course, one is inspired to ask the question: who put the Merriam-Webster company, which is privately owned by a Swiss-Syrian-Lebanese-Jewish billionaire named Jacqui Safra, in charge of the English language?

Seems like it's our language as much as it is his. Maybe more, given that my first language is English and his is presumably Swiss German.