Re: Semantic(s)

[Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, it's a moot point. These
mistakes will always be coming down the pipe and will keep us chomping
at the bit to tow the line. ;-)

(Go ahead, count 'em!)

Yes, improper use drives me nutty. Not that I'm not there already.

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Janet Swisher <jmswisher -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:
>> What would you say the difference is? Semantic only?
>
> Not to pick on Nancy, but she triggered one of my usage hot buttons.
>
> Why is it that people use "semantic only" or "just semantics" when
> what they mean is "meaningless"?
>
> Semantics is the study of meaning. If a difference is "semantic only",
> then it should be a difference in meaning, that is, a difference that
> actually means something. If I wanted to know whether it was a
> meaningless difference, I would ask something "Just terminology?"
>
> Am I the only one with this pet peeve?

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