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minus-squarehazel@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 days agoIt’s the ratchet effect of language. The bar for using a stronger term is lowered, thus strong terminology becomes the minimum, and new superlatives arise for extreme circumstances.
It’s the ratchet effect of language. The bar for using a stronger term is lowered, thus strong terminology becomes the minimum, and new superlatives arise for extreme circumstances.